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Discussion on Literary Themes and Identity
Truman Capote
I had lunch with Jimmy Baldwin the other day.
Party Date
How is he?
Truman Capote
He's lovely, he's a lovely man. And he told me the plot of his new book. And he said, "I just wanted to make sure it's not one of those problem novels," you know. And I said , "Jimmy. Your book is about a Negro homosexual who's in love with a Jew. Wouldn't you call that a problem?
[everyone laughs]
Perceptions Can Be Difficult to Change
Truman Capote
It's the hardest when someone has a notion about you and it's impossible to convince them otherwise.
The Convergence of Two Worlds in Violence
Truman Capote
On the night of November 14th, two men broke into a quiet farmhouse in Kansas and murdered an entire family. Why did they do that? Two worlds exist in this country: the quiet conservative life, and and the life of those two men - the underbelly, the criminally violent. Those two worlds converged that bloody night.
Filming and Writing in Italy
Truman Capote
I was writing the script as they were filming - all that time in Italy - and I'd work like mad all day long and then dash down to the bar around midnight to hand in the next day's scenes. And Humphrey had just about moved into the hotel bar.
Marie Dewey
Humphrey Bogart.
[to Alvin]
Truman Capote
Where he and John...
Marie Dewey
John Huston.
[to Alvin]
Truman Capote
Had - eh - they drank every night. And I mean drank, you know, like famished water buffaloes.