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I got to know Gore Vidal quite well, up front and personal: his magnificent strengths and his appalling, almost other-worldly weaknesses.

— Fred Kaplan

Vidal was a novelist, an essayist, a playwright, a screenwriter, and many other things. Buckley started a magazine, hosted a TV show, lead a…

— Morgan Neville

Gore Vidal was a man of immense literary talent, some of which he used well, some of which he wasted.

— Fred Kaplan

I used to read Gore Vidal books and think I was cool.

— Matt Smith

I knew who Buckley and Vidal were growing up, being a political junkie.

— Morgan Neville

Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history.

— Cybill Shepherd

I loved Gore Vidal's Burr. That book gave me courage.

— Hilary Mantel

I read Noam Chomsky. I like some of Gore Vidal's stuff.

— John Cusack

“The matter on which I judge people is their willingness, or ability, to handle contradiction. Thus Paine was better than Burke when it came…

— Christopher Hitchens

Martin Sheen was extraordinary. He's a very gifted man.

— Terrence Malick

Buckley and Vidal were both stand-ins for what was happening on the streets of Chicago and the streets of America. I mean, they're representing…

— Morgan Neville

Do you imagine Sergio Leone with a philosophy? Come on! He was a primitive of movies, a great director on set.

— Luciano Vincenzoni