DC was always an elegant host.!!!! If he would realize he had asked a privvy question. He would automatically make a funny remark. And go on with the interview.!!
It was a pleasure to listen in on an exchange that, if it was prepared for or rehearsed (one never knows what demands the interviewee makes), felt natural, good natured and honest. I'm catching a few Truman Capote interviews right now and, so far, this is my favourite - Dick Cavett was a master of his Craft and Mr Capote never less than good value. Thanks for posting.
this is the third interview with Capote that I have watched. I keep hearing how this man is so endlessly fascinating, but all I can see is a boring, tiresome old Queen. Can somebody help me out here.??? What exactly is exciting or interesting about this self-aggrandizing, delusional, obviously addicted man.??
All of us have faults and foibles but few rise to the level of Greek Tragedy did. It was his hubris that destroyed him. The ancient Greeks might have understood him or simply attributed to fate written at his birth.
20:55 what a sage question to ask Truman. Who would play you in a Hollywood movie? Philip Seymour Hoffman went on to win an academy award for playing Capote in 2005. I think Truman would have been delighted because Hoffman did a stellar job of it. Capote was also played by Toby Jones in 2006.
@@shangrila73eldorado It was astonishingly good. Truman alone in his UN Plaza apartment at Christmas 1975 realizing he has lost his friends. Besides Broadway, it aired on PBS' American Playhouse but regrettably has never been released to DVD. Morse got a Tony for the stage production and an Emmy for the PBS recreation.
@@shangrila73eldorado I hadn't seen this copy. I think the PBS version was better without the distraction of an audience. The elegiac close was moving. I also found Hoffman's movie version very compelling,.
.....exactly. how could they not? I have attempted to write fiction, and-surprise- it was nearly impossible not to include your own , direct, life experiences. And that includes the 'characters' that you have met.
I love Truman. After college, we had a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" party with real cocktails, 60s formal ware, and tons of cigarettes. I love the intelligent comments below. T and D are legends to us in Alabama.
He had a professional feud with writer Jacqueline Suzanne, who was interviewed by Cavatt. He finally asked her, "what do you think of Truman?". She replied, " I think he was the most underrated President of the US"
Funny he compares himself to Proust. Tremendous ego there. Proust’s prose was an artistic expression of language and he wrote to write. Words to him were like paint was to Monet or Van Gogh. Capote was basically a gossip.
It's a toss up who has the funnier voice Truman or Cavett. I think Truman's been misaligned. Everyone knew he was a writer, I don't what they expected of him. He said beautiful things about some of his friends like Marilyn Monroe.
Dick Cavett was great in NYC…I wish I had met Mr Truman…I understand about Proust… My Mama gave me ,,,Truman’s books! …thank you for this video! Great laughing again! Stay Safe! Nurse Jane…Deale, MD 20751
I always thought he was perhaps 'caught' writing/publishing such a book ; I now realize ...no....he was transparent about it all. I say not guilty. Shrug.
Capote befriended these wealthy ladies & made them believe they were his BFF. He backstabbed them & wrote about their most intimate secrets. He’s such a narcissist to question why they didn’t want to continue his friendship. He’s rotten
I am watching this because of the release of the new tv series Capote vs The Swans😮
Always love him on talk shows back in the day ❤
Love it. Wish interviews could be this long today. Dick was always masterful with big personalities like Truman's. Ty for sharing this!
This is fantastic. Talk shows were terrific!!!!!!!!
Truman is so interesting to me.
DC does excellent interviews, good questions and listens. TC had several good laughs and seemed to enjoy himself. He answered the tough questions too.
Such authentic people. Never see interviews like this now.
DC was always an elegant host.!!!! If he would realize he had asked a privvy question. He would automatically make a funny remark. And go on with the interview.!!
It was a pleasure to listen in on an exchange that, if it was prepared for or rehearsed (one never knows what demands the interviewee makes), felt natural, good natured and honest. I'm catching a few Truman Capote interviews right now and, so far, this is my favourite - Dick Cavett was a master of his Craft and Mr Capote never less than good value. Thanks for posting.
We’ll never see the likes of them on television again. 😢
@@cindymaceda2999 I hope that you're wrong, but fear you're right.
My family watched Carson. I watched Cavett. Cavett was/is great!
this is the third interview with Capote that I have watched. I keep hearing how this man is so endlessly fascinating, but all I can see is a boring, tiresome old Queen. Can somebody help me out here.??? What exactly is exciting or interesting about this self-aggrandizing, delusional, obviously addicted man.??
All of us have faults and foibles but few rise to the level of Greek Tragedy did. It was his hubris that destroyed him. The ancient Greeks might have understood him or simply attributed to fate written at his birth.
20:55 what a sage question to ask Truman. Who would play you in a Hollywood movie? Philip Seymour Hoffman went on to win an academy award for playing Capote in 2005. I think Truman would have been delighted because Hoffman did a stellar job of it. Capote was also played by Toby Jones in 2006.
And Robert Morse played him in 1990 in the one man show on stage in ''Tru,'' winning a Tony.
@@wintercame Thank you, I didn't know that
@@shangrila73eldorado It was astonishingly good. Truman alone in his UN Plaza apartment at Christmas 1975 realizing he has lost his friends. Besides Broadway, it aired on PBS' American Playhouse but regrettably has never been released to DVD. Morse got a Tony for the stage production and an Emmy for the PBS recreation.
@@wintercameIt's on UA-cam. I watched a bit and it seems dreadful. Hoffman and Jones were much better.
@@shangrila73eldorado I hadn't seen this copy. I think the PBS version was better without the distraction of an audience. The elegiac close was moving. I also found Hoffman's movie version very compelling,.
A talented writer, but its hard to imagine trusting anything that ever came out of Capote's mouth.
He certainly sounds as if there wasn't much he wouldn't put his mouth on. And demonstrate that suckling instinct.
He forgot to mention, he was also taking cocaine. Along with the pills and drinking. He was an addict.
So what? He wrote magnificently.
What have you done: “sir”?
@@armadillo1231what a pathetic comment.
Joan Didion said it: The writer is always selling somebody out.
.....exactly. how could they not? I have attempted to write fiction, and-surprise- it was nearly impossible not to include your own , direct, life experiences. And that includes the 'characters' that you have met.
I love Truman. After college, we had a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" party with real cocktails, 60s formal ware, and tons of cigarettes. I love the intelligent comments below. T and D are legends to us in Alabama.
Two superb wits in a duel. 😅
He had a professional feud with writer Jacqueline Suzanne, who was interviewed by Cavatt. He finally asked her, "what do you think of Truman?". She replied, " I think he was the most underrated President of the US"
😂😂😂 awesome response
Truman’s comment about Jacqueline Susann: “She looks like a truck driver in drag.”
I love Dick Cavett. 🙂❤️
Truman was an amazing writer.
Funny he compares himself to Proust. Tremendous ego there. Proust’s prose was an artistic expression of language and he wrote to write. Words to him were like paint was to Monet or Van Gogh. Capote was basically a gossip.
He also was a fantabulous.
He was all those things but Cold Blood also proves he was a journalist and a damn good one at that.
Is the comparison of Proust & Capote sensible?
@@johnmcalonan7968Proust wrote fiction and Capote was a journalist.
In fact, he stated his admiration for Proust and went out of his way to eschew any comparison between himself and Proust.
Truman Capote. What a talented writer, what an amusing, interesting man.
What a pity he wasted himself on substance abuse. He had demons.
You're obviously easily amused.
He was zooted. Still loved the interview 😂
It's a toss up who has the funnier voice Truman or Cavett. I think Truman's been misaligned. Everyone knew he was a writer, I don't what they expected of him. He said beautiful things about some of his friends like Marilyn Monroe.
@neildickson
Misaligned or maligned? Agree he's been maligned or at least his difficulties have been the focus rather than his talent.
Dick Cavett was great in NYC…I wish I had met Mr Truman…I understand about Proust… My Mama gave me ,,,Truman’s books! …thank you for this video! Great laughing again! Stay Safe! Nurse Jane…Deale, MD 20751
Truman was to die a bitter, lonely Queen.
He lived a dispicable snake of a queen. A fitting end. What did he expect.??
Me interesé por Truman Capote al ver la serie Feud
He was a fallible human being, as we all are. I'm not going to judge him for it.
I always thought he was perhaps 'caught' writing/publishing such a book ; I now realize ...no....he was transparent about it all. I say not guilty. Shrug.
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Capote befriended these wealthy ladies & made them believe they were his BFF. He backstabbed them & wrote about their most intimate secrets. He’s such a narcissist to question why they didn’t want to continue his friendship. He’s rotten
A totally and thoroughly dispicable person.
Capote was a very sick man.
The man who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird for his childhood friend Harper Lee.
That’s been looked at ad nauseum to the point that it’s a joke. I hope you meant it that way.
Yeah ok.
You are obviously joking....right???? Omg!!!
How come she never wrote another book, and the one she did write toward the end of her life was a flop. Lends more credence to Capote. @@liasisboa
@davidcawrowl3865 many artists have flops after a masterpiece.
Harper Lee was female!
Awesome writer of Kill a Mockingbird!
When he opened his mouth to talk. He sounds like the way Joe Biden looks.
He is just..... CREEPY!
Dick Cavett was so condescending....I always thought he was a terrible interviewer
You are so right. Cavett loves hearing himself talk pretending to be so clever!