Truman Capote
Birthday: 30 September 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Birth Name: Truman Streckfus Persons
Height: 160 cm
Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA as Truman Streckfus Persons. He was a writer and actor, known for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), In Cold Blood (1967) a ...Show More
[on Marlon Brando] No actor of my generation has possessed greater natural gifts; but none other has Show more
[on Marlon Brando] No actor of my generation has possessed greater natural gifts; but none other has transported intellectual falsity to higher levels of hilarious pretension. Hide
It's a scientific fact ... For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two points of their Show more
It's a scientific fact ... For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two points of their IQ. Hide
I don't care what anybody says about me, as long as it isn't true.
I don't care what anybody says about me, as long as it isn't true.
[on Humphrey Bogart] He had an image of sophisticated virility and he projected it remarkably well. Show more
[on Humphrey Bogart] He had an image of sophisticated virility and he projected it remarkably well. And with such humor. At last, he had such style that it doesn't wither, it doesn't age, it doesn't date. Like Billie Holiday. Hide
[on Marilyn Monroe] She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely ju Show more
[on Marilyn Monroe] She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo. Hide
Do you want to know the real reason why I push my hair down on my forehead? Because I have two cowli Show more
Do you want to know the real reason why I push my hair down on my forehead? Because I have two cowlicks. If I didn't do that it would make me look as though I had two feathery horns. Hide
[on Meryl Streep] She looks like a chicken!
[on Meryl Streep] She looks like a chicken!
I think I've written one masterpiece in my career and that's "In Cold Blood". It is a masterpiece an Show more
I think I've written one masterpiece in my career and that's "In Cold Blood". It is a masterpiece and I don't care what anyone says. I think I've also written three or four short stories that are as good as anything written in the English language. Hide
New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water.
New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water.
The greatest thing about masturbation is that you don't have to dress up for it.
The greatest thing about masturbation is that you don't have to dress up for it.
Truman Capote's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (11)
as Creator (3)
Truman Capote'S roles
Lionel Twain
