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.
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.
Beautiful Quotes
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.
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...
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.
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.
Big Quotes
I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach to journalistic crime writing, to look into the mind of the killer.
My dream dinner party guests would be Ethel Kennedy, Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson.
My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man.
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From 'In Cold Blood' to his larger-than-life persona, Capote remains a touchstone for storytellers. Discover more literary appreciation in our Beautiful quotes and Cat quotes pages.
