Quotes about capote
capote concealed figure gets guy heart himself mask private public sort
Capote was an enormously and dangerously ambitious, talented, conflicted guy who really concealed himself from the public. He was at once a very public figure and a very private figure. And this is a movie that sort of peels back the public mask and gets into the heart of darkness. Bennett Miller
capote downfall followed larger people represents
Capote is one of those people who represents something larger than himself. I think that his ambition, his kind of success, and the downfall that followed are very contemporary.
capote fascinated genuinely great involved saw ticket
Capote had these dueling motivations for being involved with this guy. He genuinely was fascinated with (Perry Smith), but he also saw him as a ticket to writing this great book. Dan Futterman
capote guests hunter truman
My dream dinner party guests would be Ethel Kennedy, Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson. Dylan Penn
capote manner pop took truman until
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. James Wolcott
capote committed deep exactly somebody terms works
Somebody said the other day, at the end of the movie, you feel like Capote committed a crime, and that's exactly right. That's why the film works so well. You really have this sense that he's the one who committed the crime, and I think deep down inside, that's how he felt, too. That's something he could never come to terms with.
capote gift good outsider perfect saw
It was the perfect gift for Perry, who saw himself, like Thoreau, as an outsider persecuted by society. It made him feel good about himself, which is just what Capote wanted.
capote happy remarkable until wrapped
I'm really happy that I didn't see Capote until after we wrapped because I probably just would have been daunted because he was so remarkable in that movie. JJ Abrams