Three Xanax and a couple of martinis in and he is still a better guest than most.

@jnkcom

5 ай бұрын

Back in the day, it was Valium or Quaadue.

@talesoftheinlandseas5063

5 ай бұрын

​@@jnkcomknowing Truman, it might've even been both

@doreendaykin6693

5 ай бұрын

👏👏Best comment of the lot! 🏆👍

@suzvalentino1901

5 ай бұрын

@@jnkcom quaalude

@sportiboye

5 ай бұрын

No doubt! This is a surprisingly "sober appearing" self-presentation.

Every time I would think the Capote interview was about to go off the rails, he would bring it right back in to an intelligent conversation.

@jchow5966

6 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!!

@lindaclark9925

5 ай бұрын

....God knows the dull wit David letterman wouldn't have been able to-

@SpeegBJ

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Always, watching Capote interviewed it could soooo 'about go off the rails' and there's that delicious second when Capote reels it back in, oh oh my.

I miss Philip Seymour hoffman.gosh what an actor.

@carolehayden8566

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Gone too soon. 😢

@phxazjarhead

3 жыл бұрын

I just watched "Capote" again recently and I'm still astounded by his excellent acting in all of his movies. I was disappointed that Dave didn't mention that he had interviewed Truman Capote back in 1982. I wonder if that would have been something Hoffman did not know and would have found interesting.

3 жыл бұрын

@@phxazjarhead Hoffman impersonation of Capote in that film is one of the greatest impersonation by any actor for any biographical film.At one point I thought that's exactly how Capote was until I get to see real Truman Capote in interview.Hoffman is one of the most diverse actors that can do roles of comedy,douchebag,leader,writer.I consider him the greatest actor of modern era

@elitedaimond8232

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw his movie A MOST WANTED MAN on youtube.

@13strong

3 жыл бұрын

@Maciej WrOtEk He didn't have to "make up" for anything. There was nothing wrong with his appearance.

RIP to both Capote and Hoffmann-both legends, never forgotten.

@satansalley6526

5 ай бұрын

Who?

@user-ec3rm9wr1n

4 ай бұрын

​@@satansalley6526😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jeshkam

3 ай бұрын

​@@satansalley6526You.

Astounded to learn that John Wayne Gacy was writing to Capote.

@melissastella4185

9 ай бұрын

Wasn't it's fantasy.

@TheSaltydog07

6 ай бұрын

Like Hitchcock, I believe half of what he says.

@timirish2563

5 ай бұрын

Gacy enjoyed a broad correspondence. He made a small pile selling his grim clown paintings to morbid collectors on the outside.

Dick Cavett once asked Truman who he wanted to play him in a movie. He said Garbo

Both are incredible people but I just gotta say Letterman was brilliant at interviewing unusual people and accentuating their strangeness without ridiculing them directly. He also has an effortless natural quality, one of the best interviewers I've known...glad he's still with us and still at it.

@carlodave9

5 ай бұрын

But introducing Capote with “More famous than their actual work”? I’m sure that made him wince. Hoffman’s bio-pic performance of Capote is the only one I’ve seen that seems worthy of an Oscar. So complex and subtle. It’s so damn great.

@robpaxson4455

5 ай бұрын

“Joaquin I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight”, Dave was the absolute best at handling awkward interviews

@SpeegBJ

4 ай бұрын

I'm only 45 seconds into the interview and one more time wowed by Lettermen's interviewing....and look, an episode I missed with the illuminating, illustrious and astonishing human; Truman!

@user-bo8dy8py3h

2 ай бұрын

Dave was being low key rude . Capote was a brilliant person. I wish he had finished more books

Capote, here in his decline, makes more intelligent conversation than nearly anyone on TV today. With the loss of Gore Vidal some years ago as well, who is left who can still converse?

@kptrayers

3 жыл бұрын

Occasionally I meet someone who isn't simply waiting for their turn to speak, needing the last word or having to one up your recent accomplishment brag with a BS story that took place 30 years ago. Not many since the pandemic washed over the world. Conversation is like music in that if you don't practice, your phrasing and timing fall off.

@johncoleman7122

3 жыл бұрын

It's still possible to put together a good conversation, but not on TV. You have to do it at home.

@alancoe1002

3 жыл бұрын

Fran Lebowitz.

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

@@alancoe1002 Good call.

@cappsginny699

2 жыл бұрын

Julian Assange is an amazing speaker, with a great vocabulary, depths of knowlege and not a lot of "y'knows" as most people insert these days. Too bad the govt doesn't appreciate his intelligence!

Hoffmann was an EXQUISITE actor. He REALLY got into his roles that very few actors can do. God bless his soul. Gone FAR too soon from this earth.

@MarilynMacchiato

5 ай бұрын

Well said 👏

@isabt4

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Miss him so much!

When he mentioned Gacy, it was chilling.

@lenwilson3707

5 ай бұрын

I totally agree. The fact that he wrote Truman over 30 letters a day. Was the Psycopath really thinking that Truman would one day publish his letters or write a book about him?

@augopen

5 ай бұрын

Horrifying for real

@BillViets

5 ай бұрын

Not a bad guy for a clown

@ChaosAndAnarchy

5 ай бұрын

@@lenwilson3707 you'd have to assume with an ego that massive.

@irshgrl500

5 ай бұрын

Yes! That caught me way off guard. Woah!

Who is here because of “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 🦢?”

@blancagonzalez8346

5 ай бұрын

I am.

@jameslacey5474

5 ай бұрын

I most definitely am. Enjoying Tom Hollander's performance as well.

@blancagonzalez8346

5 ай бұрын

@@jameslacey5474I completely agree, Tom Hollander’s performance is truly outstanding.

@evamorris9230

5 ай бұрын

I just finished watching You Tubes that were done quiet a few yrs ago about all of those women and him. They are great and very informative. They do portray him as a terrible gossip and they still instigator between them and they all knew it and still told them stuff. Especially Babe Paley. They were great

@mariechristensen8390

5 ай бұрын

Me

One of my favorite Phillip Seymore Hoffman films is The Talented Mr. Ripley. He was brillliant in the part.

@YIKESMF

5 ай бұрын

I concur. The Master was also another great role. Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams are in it with Hoffman.

@kendallevans4079

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! He stole every scene he was in and that's tough because Jude was Matt were on their game also. I love that movie!

@jameslacey5474

5 ай бұрын

Tommy, how's the pepping?

@kendallevans4079

5 ай бұрын

@@jameslacey5474"Tommy, Tommy, Tommy....."

@kendallevans4079

5 ай бұрын

@acey5474"....oh, is it on the Delle Croce, just off the Courso?....you're a quick study, aren't you? Last time you didn't know your ass from your elbow and now you're giving me directions..."

16:06 “I’ve only told 10% of the truth and they were already in a state of screaming hysteria” - Truman Capote quoting Albert Camus

With respect to Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", Capote famously said "That's not writing, that's typing."

Truman Capote. Always fascinating to listen to. What a character he was.

He was the pioneer of "tell all" and "no holds barred" books that were written and published. He was so ahead of his time. His book In Cold Blood started the true crime genre which he called "reportage". Answered Prayers opened the doors to part fictional/part true story writing. He was phenomenal.

@johnsrabe

5 ай бұрын

Oh please. Half the Roman histories were tell-alls … written with axes to grind.

@sportiboye

5 ай бұрын

You make it sound like a good societal progression when in fact American culture's decadance was sped up considerably by the louche Capote.

@johnsrabe

5 ай бұрын

@@sportiboye Louche! Like Vincent Price in “Laura.” I do not agree with your opinion, but give you massive points for the criminally underused word.

I remember watching this and could not wait for the Oscars because I knew Hoffman would win. He was in a movie with DeNiro called "Flawless that was sensational, too. Hoffman was a fabulous actor. Such a sad ending to a beautiful life. Thanks for posting.

Were not here for long, might as well enjoy life to the fullest, drop the judging, embrace friendship and be a positive beacon for people around you.

@lyndapierson6338

3 жыл бұрын

i'll hold onto ur words thank u

@patriciawright8786

3 жыл бұрын

Douglas Kalman--Well put, my friend. I plan to show your comment to everyone I know.

@Djm8520

3 жыл бұрын

So hasten your demise and crap on your immense talents by becoming a drug addict?!

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

Good points, but damn, I miss Hoffman.

@christineleblond7777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Djm8520 with his childhood, it's a miracle he was even fairly functional. He had mental illness from his impossible childhood, and no love during it, and dad who was married 7 times and a mother who was severely mentally “not there” for even herself. They shipped him off to relatives many times. Dad became none existent. It's a miracle he survived to be an adult. His life was very similar to one of the In Cold Blood killers... But Truman took a different road. He was a living Miracle for how he turned out.

“He’s gone and I’m barely here” lol

Truman Capote was such an interesting and highly intelligent person whom one could sit down and a have a fascinating conversation with. What a cool dude.

@loriboufford6342

5 ай бұрын

I find it a shame that very little of this interview was not very intelligent

@mikehenson819

5 ай бұрын

Those were Letterman’s best years. He seemed to be very comfortable, funny and interesting. As the years progressed he seemed to become really angry and somewhat crotchety. I stopped watching him when his bitterness seemed to dominate his personality.

Incredible writer...read everything he wrote .Truman exemplifies.."You can't judge a book by its cover".. RIP Tru and Phil

@jadezee6316

Жыл бұрын

i think he exemplifies that bigots like you should not be judging people by how they look

@rhondaporro877

Жыл бұрын

Not sure Capote was the actual outhor of much of his writing. History may prove that to be the case.

@alycewarr5332

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking this exactly! What I’d the same words came out of a young man’s mouth?

They actually had a good rapport during this interview Truman did not seem to mind David at all, when I expected him to be annoyed, It’s unusual that Dave was on his best behavior but considering the stature of his guest, understandable. This is a fascinating mind, brilliant man

Hoffman was fascinating to watch and listen to. Very unique and NUANCED man. Heartbreaking 💔 that we lost him.

@GwaiZai

3 ай бұрын

he was beautiful. he left a great mark.

@Missjunebugfreak

17 күн бұрын

​@@GwaiZai Such a tremendously gifted actor. a huge loss for cinema.

What a goddamn shame about PSH. He was an amazing actor and from all I've heard a sweet guy too.

@ppgedez

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i was just thinking the same.

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. A guy like him can't be replaced.

@cappsginny699

2 жыл бұрын

Heroin...

@user-vv2wl4ul9i

5 ай бұрын

Did you have to swear?God's name is sacred

It doubly warmed my heart to see Hoffman laughing and having a good time with Dave, as well as him being pals with Amy Sedaris, who is legendary. Miss you Philip.

Best actor of our time, what a brilliant man. I'm sorry life was so hard and he left so soon

Truman Capote was so incredibly witty, and even here delightful to listen to, after years of drug and alcohol abuse. It's truly a shame that he wasn't able to find some kind of recovery, and perhaps been able to live longer. He was an amazing talent as a writer, and a fascinating individual.

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

5 ай бұрын

This is true; by this time he had mostly given up. You can tell that he's loaded here; as Dave speaks and Capote has to come back to Earth before he can answer. But Dave could remember having to study Capote in school when he had just written "In Cold Blood" and was considered a genius - you can see the almost exaggerated respect he shows him(and Capote just basking in the gaslight glow). But he knew that he had screwed up big time when he published an excerpt from his "work in progress" and betrayed all those society women, who cut him off from their social circle because of it; there's a hit Netflix TV series about it now. He would die a few years after this appearance; but you can see the brilliance there, still locked in his head, mostly unused.

@raleighmann3368

5 ай бұрын

Same can be said of Philip Seymour Hoffman RIP

@linneys8246

Ай бұрын

Love Letterman and he is a genius 🎉

I have just watched Phillip in Flawless. What a sad loss as he was an actor who was up there with the very best

@judydoyle1124

3 жыл бұрын

He was so good in that.

@eugene2596

3 жыл бұрын

He was the best American actor of his generation.

@skygazer6898

3 жыл бұрын

@@eugene2596 No argument from me. Phillip was an incredibly gifted actor and in my opinion, is in a very small elite group. He sits alongside Daniel Day-Lewis

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

@@skygazer6898 Agree. I'd put Heath Ledger in that ballpark, too.

@Austrian_blood

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to know why PSH took his life; one of America's greatest contemporary actors, a great loss.

Shame that he passed in 84 and hadn't been on Late Night more - simply a perfect fit for the show and great guest. And Hoffman, a crime that his life ended so far sooner than it should have. Rest in Peace, Truman, and Philip.

@justintime1343

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a *literal* crime, given that Hoffman OD'd on heroin.

@patriciawright8786

3 жыл бұрын

@@justintime1343 --I know that it must be told. (How he died.) But, so many people hear it, & then think. "Well, he was asking for it." I am pretty sure it was an accident. Also, anyone who ever drank any alcohol, & felt a warm fuzzy feeling? Should understand wanting to alter your state of being for a little while.

@jmp01a24

3 жыл бұрын

I seem to recall Philip featured on the Late Night more than once. You sure about this "fact"?

@bryanb3352

3 жыл бұрын

@@patriciawright8786 Yes.. drinking alcohol is exactly the same as heroin. lol

@irishcowboy42

3 жыл бұрын

@@justintime1343 Nasty, no need.

"IN MY LIFE TIME"; to see (and listen to) Truman Capote...wow. Easily the most intriguing and compellingly funny Guest Letterman ever did.

He’s gone and I’m barely here.

@QED_

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pa2Gq82YkZicYps.html&

“He’s gone and I’m barely here”. That was hysterically funny.

He was one of America 's Best writers-COLD BLOOD- BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S anyone here in feb.-2021

@michelez715

2 жыл бұрын

I like all Capote's books, but my favourites were his non-fiction, especially the travel book "The dogs bark". "In cold blood" I found so horrifying, that even years later I can't reread it.

@DavidKingHolguin

6 ай бұрын

Here in Feb 2024

When I listen to Truman Capote talk, I think: this is what a person should be. When he began, you could tell that the typical Dave audience were tittering because of the girly voice. Not long afterwards, they realised that he wasn't just a famous writer they'd never read but that if he recited the alphabet he reckons he can't, it would be worth listening to. Just a hugely interesting human being, and naturally funny without trying. Such a crying shame about PSH, a genius actor.

@cubnation

2 жыл бұрын

@@pmbbmp It's called a lisp.

@cubnation

2 жыл бұрын

@Charlie King I'm a girl. What do we sound like? 😋😋

@cubnation

2 жыл бұрын

@Charlie King I was just teasing you, but that is a great explanation! 🤭🤭💙💙

@markjonesatlarge5240

2 жыл бұрын

PS Hoffman is my favorite actor of all time- even over; Jack Nicholson, Deniro, Brando, whoever...

@yourgoddidntcreatetheuniverse

Жыл бұрын

Gays & lesbians aren't interesting. Because they're all sheep.

Blown away with comment about spending weekends tap dancing to Louis Armstrong band......how cool

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

Satchmo started his music career as a youngster performing.

Dave's First Year...My mother and sister were early admirers of Dave,and saw the show the first season..Those NBC years were groundbreaking and hysterical and were the roots of my entire sense of humor. Time just has gone too fast

Mr. Capote should of recieved a standing ovation!!! Seriously.

@dongiller

5 ай бұрын

He would have first corrected your grammar.

@mariset3971

5 ай бұрын

​@@dongiller🤓😎🤣

@jeepee71

5 ай бұрын

I doubt that he would have used a split infinitive.@@dongiller

@malvavisco10

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@jeepee71”don’t split infinitives” is a false rule, and in sure Capote knew that. Furthermore, dongiller didn’t use any infinitives, so tf are you about?

@Leo-yx7rk

5 ай бұрын

​@@malvavisco10 You'd have to acknowledge no-one's perfect; including your own good self, eh?

Mr Hoffman did the best Capote and both of their lives was tragic and I think that's why he did it so well😢

Philip Hoffman was so brilliant, such a loss to lose him so young, he had so many great projects ahead

Capote was a wonderful writer.

Phillip Hoffman is greatly missed by true actors and the craft.

Will miss Philip Seymour forever….

Thank you so much for these fun memories during this time of isolation.

Pride of the south! He and Ms Harper Lee!

PSH: One of the all-time greats. Sadly missed. Great post, Don.

Deep cut: Paul plays "Suddenly Seymour" from "Little Shop" as Philip Seymour Hoffman's walkout music.

Wow!! Brilliant interview. Deepest gratitude for sharing this. 🙏💙

In the last few years I went on a Capote spree, reading some of this work and lots of non-fiction about him. I really miss the guy. I also knew Buckley was dead wrong -- based on reading his pet prisoner's book, which had a confession as I understood it -- and seeing Truman agree with me just makes me yearn for his conversation even more. I have seen about four movies about him and of course three movies on In Cold Blood. All worth viewing.

Brilliant film watch it every six months

Thank you so very much for this. 🎀

This is one Great post. Thank you

Marlon Brando was probably the only other actor who could've played Truman in a movie and pulled it off.

@batsspiderssweety3784

3 жыл бұрын

I think Truman here actually plays Marlon Brando

@kingy002

7 ай бұрын

@@batsspiderssweety3784LOL

Philip Seymour Hoffman is my favorite actor. Just astoundingly brilliant and one of thfew who was a soulful performer no matter what. Still breaks my heart he's no longer with us.

Hoffman was a fantastic actor . RIP ! Truman Capote was childhood friends with Lee Harper . The character Dill was based on Capote, in the book To Kill A Mockingbird . Harpers father was as attorney and she and Capote would listen in on his court cases .

@calisongbird

3 жыл бұрын

Harper Lee

@78uttam

Жыл бұрын

Wow really? Nice!

Nobody could really know him completely..he was eccentric..brilliant..with an iq of possibly. Over 200..todays audiences wouldnt even listen ..with the 30 sec attention span of todays youth

@kingy002

7 ай бұрын

Three tests had him at 185.

He was only 57 there, but he looked ancient… only 57, but he looked 75….

BOY, talk about a guest who'd you love to see more of on that show.

@pronemanoldbutyoung5548

4 жыл бұрын

spuzzlightyeartoo Truman was on Carson many times, some of it can be found on KZread

@The4preston

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, Capote's alcohol and drug addiction had spiraled past the point of no return by 1982. He was 57 on the date of the Letterman appearance, but he could have passed for a man in his 70s. He was only able to 'function' on certain days. Fortunately Letterman caught him on one of his good days.

@patriciawright8786

3 жыл бұрын

@@The4preston --Sounds like myself. No reason to judge him for it. Everyone has different Stuff going on. I was beautiful, & a health nut, & a Gym-Rat! When a DRUNK DRIVER hit me in the middle of the day. He died instantly, & hospitalized me for 3 months. I went back to being in great shape for yrs. NOW, I HURT ALL OVER! (Doctors, say it's from that early TRAUMA?)

PSH , brilliant actor and much missed . May he RIP .

Love you Truman capote love your voice and Seymour is no better person to play you

Philip Seymour Hoffman: Great personality, incredible talent as an actor, and had Amy Sedaris as a friend. He had it all. How the hell did he end up on heroin?!

@tiffanypalmer9918

5 ай бұрын

Having it all isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

@michellewind8097

Ай бұрын

it stops you from thinking about real struggles in life

Just a fascinating man, Truman. The swans have resparked an interest. Phillip Seymour, another amazing actor.

I do so enjoy everything PS Hoffman had ever made. The very Talented Mr. Hoffman had gone too soon RIP.

He was such a cute little boy and just aged retaining his boyish features.

Watching Capote here, I feel like I'm watching Capote imitating Hollander imitating Capote.

I definitely need to see the movie. Great interview as usual Dave.

@blueishxx

Жыл бұрын

the movie is free on Amazon I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes as PSH just comes off as a hollow shell in comparison but maybe you will see it differently

@dianewinters8628

Жыл бұрын

@@blueishxx ok thank you

I’m fascinated by this man I only have recently discovered his work and I cannot believe how this guy flew under my radar

@thebigragu9952

3 ай бұрын

In Cold Blood? Breakfast at Tiffany’s? You never heard of these?

What a delightful interview with Truman. And I've been a huge fan of Truman's since reading in Cold Blood in college. The man was a genius & an addict and a tortured soul. And yes, In Cold Blood was his downfall. His unknown achilles.

I miss him so much! What a tragic waste.

what a fascinating guy. thank you for the time you took for posting this video

What an interesting man T. Capote was. Love to hear him discuss his Life.

I think an actor will much sooner be forgotten than a worldfamous writer.

He seems like such a chill, nice guy. Like your friend.

@inkyguy

3 жыл бұрын

There is a pharmaceutical reason he seems "chill."

One of the great actors in history. Sad that he deprived us from his talent so soon.

@patriciawright8786

3 жыл бұрын

Seba--Right, that's what is so tragic about Hoffman's ACCIDENTAL O.D. Not that his young children will never know him! You need to be better informed about what addiction is. IT'S A DISEASE! Someday we will probably cure it? Until then you should try to be a little less judgementall about it.

They both awkwardly get up at the end of their segments in a similar manner

@pronemanoldbutyoung5548

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Pier If u mean Truman, he seemed to respect the likes of Carson and Cavett more than whimzy Letterman. It really shows if u watch Truman on other shows. Letterman was great, but wasnt going for the intellectual stuff

@darnellpistachio2991

3 жыл бұрын

Do away with your new age nonsensery

Fine line between writer and gossip columnist

Capote an incredible writer.

ps hoffman amazing depiction

Thanks again Don! 5:35 TC mentions John Gacy (does not elicit a reaction?!)

@JeffRebornNow

4 жыл бұрын

Outside of Chicago no one had any idea who Gacy was. Just another in a long line a 1970s serial killers. Capote talks about him at some length to an interviewer in the book "Conversations With Capote."

@patriciawright8786

3 жыл бұрын

sloburnjo--Isn't this just amazing. I was born AFTER these men were dead. I gasped when I heard it.

@sloburnjo

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRebornNow thanx for the context

Typo in your description, Don. 1992. Thanks again for your great uploads.

@dongiller

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for finding it. Fixed.

I feel like DL purposefully did not mention to PSH that he not only knew TC but actually interviewed him so that PSH would give him his honest opinion of what his impression of TC was like.

Wow 1982. I had no idea this show was on for so long.

This bloke gives me chills! Couldn’t handle listening to this!!!

@allenperdue7723

2 жыл бұрын

@cornelius washington Your extensive text provided me with lots of information to muse over. Thank you very much indeed. 😊

SEYMOUR WAS A GREAT ACTOR. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

He was such a great writer and he was such a brilliant guest.

I think Truman was a brilliant and gentle soul .

@katiezee2

3 жыл бұрын

For all the turmoil in his soul, his sparkling talent as a writer can never be diminished. It's just a sad shame that he as a person was eventually diminished by extreme substance abuse. I have an autographed copy of Music for Chameleons !

@daver1787

2 жыл бұрын

He was tough as nails. He was small and had an iron will

@upthedown1

Жыл бұрын

Except when he was telling all his friend's secrets in a book 😉

@talesoftheinlandseas5063

5 ай бұрын

Capote was probably one of the greatest authors to ever live. However, when observing him, you must take in the whole man. He was a horrible, rude, arrogant, cruel heartless man. He used people as he pleased and only cared for himself. But he was extremely intelligent. I see him as a sort of hollow giant, a person who was this huge figure who looms high in the twentieth-century American canon, but was someone of no moral standing who could be actually somewhat dangerous for one to admire and idolize.

@doreendaykin6693

5 ай бұрын

Brilliant yes!! Gentle…? Wouldn’t say that…

I love Truman. I watched him on Dick Cavett in the 60s. I was about 14. He was fascinating.

Capote was a brilliant writer!

I've always been fascinated with Truman

Now I get Truman Capote. When I was a kid I didn't. Don't judge a book by its cover. I believe everything he said. Most interesting was his opinion about these psycho killers that some writers embraced and helped get released from prison. He found that despicable and I applaud his common sense. "I do not." I've read "In Cold Blood" and I've seen both "Capote" films on that subject. This interview with Dave belies Capote's friendship and love with Perry Smith the killer. Both films document that and I was angered that Capote arranged Smith's appeal. And the glorifying of a despicable act in Capote's book. I see it differently now. Capote was using Smith as a quid pro quo, appeal for an honest first person account of those murders. Which he got and which would be impossible under any other circumstance but confessions to a lover- a very, very persuasive lover. Convicts are squirly fucks by nature. Lying to them is like breathing. We should be greatful as a society for the truth brought out in the confessional part of "In Cold Blood." Capote was complisent in trying to block Smith's execution, not his release. The interview with Dave made that clear without it ever being explicit.

Fascinating interview with Capote. You do great work, Don. Thank you! Oh, I've been meaning to ask you if it's true that the late, great writer/broadcaster Jean Shepherd made a guest shot early on with Letterman? Someone told me he was on in either March 1982 or March 1983. I'm a big fan of Shep's work at WOR and was curious, as few TV interviews with him seem to exist.

@dongiller

4 жыл бұрын

He did. March 10, 1982. Tomorrow.

And that was the beginning of the end for Mr. Capote!!!

I wholeheartedly concur to the max, the insightful comment by Douglas...

My favorite 20th century author...

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Always loved Truman... Brilliant, decent Soul... Not to mention absolutely hilarious! ❤❤

@watthaile2053

5 ай бұрын

Decent.??? Hardly.

Brilliant! such an intriguing man was capote

@inkyguy

3 жыл бұрын

He was essentially a psychopath, or sociopath if you prefer, according to Harper Lee. Their relationship ended because as she said, Truman did not believe the rules of the world that apply to everyone else applied to him. For himself there was no right or wrong. Having read his biography it is clear that he used and exploited people without any conscience or consideration.

Truman Capote could spin a tale even if just for entertainment purposes.

What a genius was Truman Capote.

Marlon Brando based his voice in Apocalypse Now on Truman Capote.

@jameslane8592

3 жыл бұрын

I've often thought that. This is the first time I've ever seen this written.