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Quotes About Truman Capote's Genius
Words celebrating a singular literary voice.
Truman Capote's sharp, singular voice still fascinates writers, actors, and readers decades later. These quotes capture admiration for his craft, much like comparisons drawn in our Brando quotes collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jimmy Carter as President is like Truman Capote marrying Dolly Parton. The job is just too big for him.
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'Pumped Up Kicks' is written from the perspective like Truman Capote wrote 'In Cold Blood' or Dostoevsky wrote 'Crime & Punishment.' It's psychologically breaking down someone's state of mind and diving in and walking in their shoes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Truman Capote wrote from the perspective of condemned murderers from a lower economic class than his own, he had some gall. But writing fiction takes gall.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd always had this romantic idea, ever since I've been writing scripts, that I would travel one day and pull up stumps, as we say in Australia. It's a cricket reference. You can Google it. Pull up stumps in some country like Italy or Spain and do my little Truman Capote thing.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
Truman Capote was a pop figure, but it wasn't until he went on David Susskind's show and had that extraordinary voice and manner that everyone could imitate, that he really took off as a figure.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the only place open all night. Truman Capote in the frozen foods. Andy Warhol over in vegetables.
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- Nov 07, 2020