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.
4 ปีที่แล้ว +13
@@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
That makes me think of his role in Magnolia, not a big part, but he was as memorable as anyone else in that great movie, just so happens to be Tom Cruise best performance as an actor as well. Showed he could act not just be Mr. Action hero.
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.
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.
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.
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!
@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..."
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.
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?
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.
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!
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?
@@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.
Not sure Capote was the actual author of much of what HE claims to have written- ie. Breakfast at Tiffany's; In cold blood; To kill a mocking bird etc. He was a consumate con artist. History may prove that to be the case.
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 --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.
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
As the show went on and got much more famous and popular, Dave degraded in the quality of his humor and interviews, in my humble opinion. More ego, less deep, diving and explorations of wonderful weirdness. For many years, he mentioned the Bill Clinton catastrophe in nearly all of his monologues, really needed some new material.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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?
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.
Here I am in late 2024 looking back at a Letterman show from 42 years ago and we still hear the audience LAUGHING during serious dialog. Some things never change.
Truman Capote. WOW. He is obviously very intelligent yet seems so down to earth and personable also. I would not be intimidated to spend time with him. At least that's what I get from this interview. He seems quite comfortable with himself, gotta love that.
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.
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.
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.
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
I’ve watched hundreds of Letterman interviews and he hasn’t spoken so calmly, respectfully, and so nicely to a guest. He knew he was talking to a legend called Truman Capote
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 .
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
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.
@danielstefane312 Unfortunately, TRUMAN CAPOTE WAS NOT THE REAL AUTHOR OF EITHER OF THE BOOKS YOU MEANTIONED- CAPOTE HOWEVER, WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL PLAGURIST AND AMONG THE BEST CON ARTISTS OF THE PAST CENTURY.
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
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."
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.
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.
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.
@@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?)
Twister was the first movie I saw Hoffmann in. I loved all his movies and was mesmerized as his portrayal of Capote. I'm so sorry that he had drug issues and couldn't conquer his demons. Gone way to soon.
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.
I've only really only rediscovered Truman Capote after watching the feud - he's a fascinating man. Such a shame his life was cut so short with addiction :(
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?!
I recently had an appointment in small surgery, and the attending Resident MD looked just like Philip Seymour Hoffman! His mannerisms were near exactly the same, also. I was mesmerized and loved his presence. On the second appointment, I had to tell him what I thought. I figured he would say, "I always get that from people." ...but he did not know who Philip was. Obviously, I thought he was joshing, but he was not.
In cold blood was the first book (other than scary stories to tell in the dark) that I started and was enthralled enough to power read the book in entirety. Three times. Capote showed me there were books to appeal to my sometimes morbid sense of humor (trench humor, gallows humor) and have ever since become an avid reader of books that mainly fly under the radar but show up on mine. Thank you Mr Capote and PSH did an amazing job. Amazing talent as all of the brightest starts they burn away the fastest with the brightest light
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.
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
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
I miss Philip Seymour hoffman.gosh what an actor.
Yep. Gone too soon. 😢
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.
@@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
Just saw his movie A MOST WANTED MAN on youtube.
@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.
Who?
@@satansalley6526😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@satansalley6526You.
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.
Well said 👏
Totally agree! Miss him so much!
That makes me think of his role in Magnolia, not a big part, but he was as memorable as anyone else in that great movie, just so happens to be Tom Cruise best performance as an actor as well. Showed he could act not just be Mr. Action hero.
Three Xanax and a couple of martinis in and he is still a better guest than most.
Back in the day, it was Valium or Quaadue.
@@jnkcomknowing Truman, it might've even been both
👏👏Best comment of the lot! 🏆👍
@@jnkcom quaalude
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.
Yes!!!!!!
....God knows the dull wit David letterman wouldn't have been able to-
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.
Yes!!
That is a perfect description of Capote's conversation!!
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.
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.
“Joaquin I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight”, Dave was the absolute best at handling awkward interviews
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!
Dave was being low key rude .
Capote was a brilliant person.
I wish he had finished more books
Didn't he lick Jennifer Aniston, after she said no
One of my favorite Phillip Seymore Hoffman films is The Talented Mr. Ripley. He was brillliant in the part.
I concur. The Master was also another great role. Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams are in it with Hoffman.
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!
Tommy, how's the pepping?
@@jameslacey5474"Tommy, Tommy, Tommy....."
@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..."
Truman Capote. Always fascinating to listen to. What a character he was.
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.
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?
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.
It's still possible to put together a good conversation, but not on TV. You have to do it at home.
Fran Lebowitz.
@@alancoe1002 Good call.
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!
When he mentioned Gacy, it was chilling.
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?
Horrifying for real
Not a bad guy for a clown
@@lenwilson3707 you'd have to assume with an ego that massive.
Yes! That caught me way off guard. Woah!
Astounded to learn that John Wayne Gacy was writing to Capote.
Wasn't it's fantasy.
Like Hitchcock, I believe half of what he says.
Gacy enjoyed a broad correspondence. He made a small pile selling his grim clown paintings to morbid collectors on the outside.
A lot of people wrote to him because they wanted him to write about them lol
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.
i'll hold onto ur words thank u
Douglas Kalman--Well put, my friend. I plan to show your comment to everyone I know.
So hasten your demise and crap on your immense talents by becoming a drug addict?!
Good points, but damn, I miss Hoffman.
@@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.
With respect to Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", Capote famously said "That's not writing, that's typing."
Hoffman was fascinating to watch and listen to. Very unique and NUANCED man. Heartbreaking 💔 that we lost him.
he was beautiful. he left a great mark.
@@GwaiZai Such a tremendously gifted actor. a huge loss for cinema.
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
Best actor of our time, what a brilliant man. I'm sorry life was so hard and he left so soon
Dick Cavett once asked Truman who he wanted to play him in a movie. He said Garbo
😂
Incredible writer...read everything he wrote .Truman exemplifies.."You can't judge a book by its cover".. RIP Tru and Phil
i think he exemplifies that bigots like you should not be judging people by how they look
Not sure Capote was the actual author of much of what HE claims to have written- ie. Breakfast at Tiffany's; In cold blood; To kill a mocking bird etc. He was a consumate con artist. History may prove that to be the case.
I was thinking this exactly! What I’d the same words came out of a young man’s mouth?
@@rhondaporro877Another theorist abounds. Are you still trying to disprove Shakespeare too? 🙄
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.
Yeah, a *literal* crime, given that Hoffman OD'd on heroin.
@@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.
I seem to recall Philip featured on the Late Night more than once. You sure about this "fact"?
@@patriciawright8786 Yes.. drinking alcohol is exactly the same as heroin. lol
@@justintime1343 Nasty, no need.
Thank you so much for these fun memories during this time of isolation.
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
As the show went on and got much more famous and popular, Dave degraded in the quality of his humor and interviews, in my humble opinion. More ego, less deep, diving and explorations of wonderful weirdness. For many years, he mentioned the Bill Clinton catastrophe in nearly all of his monologues, really needed some new material.
Bravo! Time HAS gone too fast, sadly.
I remember watching DL's debut on Johnny Carson & loving his dry wit & thinking "there's a STAR!" ⭐🤩⭐
I have just watched Phillip in Flawless. What a sad loss as he was an actor who was up there with the very best
He was so good in that.
He was the best American actor of his generation.
@@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
@@skygazer6898 Agree. I'd put Heath Ledger in that ballpark, too.
I would like to know why PSH took his life; one of America's greatest contemporary actors, a great loss.
Wow!! Brilliant interview. Deepest gratitude for sharing this. 🙏💙
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.
"IN MY LIFE TIME"; to see (and listen to) Truman Capote...wow.
Easily the most intriguing and compellingly funny Guest Letterman ever did.
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.
Oh please. Half the Roman histories were tell-alls … written with axes to grind.
You make it sound like a good societal progression when in fact American culture's decadance was sped up considerably by the louche Capote.
@@sportiboye Louche! Like Vincent Price in “Laura.” I do not agree with your opinion, but give you massive points for the criminally underused word.
This is one Great post.
Thank you
Philip Hoffman was so brilliant, such a loss to lose him so young, he had so many great projects ahead
Blown away with comment about spending weekends tap dancing to Louis Armstrong band......how cool
Satchmo started his music career as a youngster performing.
Gosh, Philip Seymour Hoffman seems that he would be a kick to hang around with. Love this interview, just great!
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.
I find it a shame that very little of this interview was not very intelligent
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.
Thank you so very much for this. 🎀
Brilliant film watch it every six months
Phillip Hoffman is greatly missed by true actors and the craft.
Mr. Capote should of recieved a standing ovation!!! Seriously.
He would have first corrected your grammar.
@@dongiller🤓😎🤣
I doubt that he would have used a split infinitive.@@dongiller
@@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?
@@malvavisco10 You'd have to acknowledge no-one's perfect; including your own good self, eh?
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.
@@pmbbmp It's called a lisp.
@Charlie King I'm a girl. What do we sound like? 😋😋
@Charlie King I was just teasing you, but that is a great explanation! 🤭🤭💙💙
PS Hoffman is my favorite actor of all time- even over; Jack Nicholson, Deniro, Brando, whoever...
Gays & lesbians aren't interesting. Because they're all sheep.
What a goddamn shame about PSH. He was an amazing actor and from all I've heard a sweet guy too.
Yeah i was just thinking the same.
Exactly. A guy like him can't be replaced.
Heroin...
Did you have to swear?God's name is sacred
“He’s gone and I’m barely here” lol
Mr Hoffman did the best Capote and both of their lives was tragic and I think that's why he did it so well😢
Here I am in late 2024 looking back at a Letterman show from 42 years ago and we still hear the audience LAUGHING during serious dialog. Some things never change.
PSH: One of the all-time greats. Sadly missed. Great post, Don.
Truman Capote. WOW. He is obviously very intelligent yet seems so down to earth and personable also. I would not be intimidated to spend time with him. At least that's what I get from this interview. He seems quite comfortable with himself, gotta love that.
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.
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.
Same can be said of Philip Seymour Hoffman RIP
Love Letterman and he is a genius 🎉
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.
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
what a fascinating guy. thank you for the time you took for posting this video
Just a fascinating man, Truman. The swans have resparked an interest. Phillip Seymour, another amazing actor.
I’ve watched hundreds of Letterman interviews and he hasn’t spoken so calmly, respectfully, and so nicely to a guest. He knew he was talking to a legend called Truman Capote
He’s gone and I’m barely here.
th-cam.com/video/syRIk_a5628/w-d-xo.html&
Love you Truman capote love your voice and Seymour is no better person to play you
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 .
Harper Lee
Wow really? Nice!
I definitely need to see the movie. Great interview as usual Dave.
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
@@blueishxx ok thank you
PSH , brilliant actor and much missed . May he RIP .
SEYMOUR WAS A GREAT ACTOR. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
He was one of America 's Best writers-COLD BLOOD- BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S anyone here in feb.-2021
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.
Here in Feb 2024
@@DavidKingHolguinHere in January 2025. 🤓
@danielstefane312
Unfortunately, TRUMAN CAPOTE WAS NOT THE REAL AUTHOR OF EITHER OF THE BOOKS YOU MEANTIONED- CAPOTE HOWEVER, WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL PLAGURIST AND AMONG THE BEST CON ARTISTS OF THE PAST CENTURY.
Who is here because of “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 🦢?”
I am.
I most definitely am. Enjoying Tom Hollander's performance as well.
@@jameslacey5474I completely agree, Tom Hollander’s performance is truly outstanding.
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
Me
Deep cut: Paul plays "Suddenly Seymour" from "Little Shop" as Philip Seymour Hoffman's walkout music.
Thanks again Don! 5:35 TC mentions John Gacy (does not elicit a reaction?!)
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."
sloburnjo--Isn't this just amazing. I was born AFTER these men were dead. I gasped when I heard it.
@@JeffRebornNow thanx for the context
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.
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.
BOY, talk about a guest who'd you love to see more of on that show.
spuzzlightyeartoo Truman was on Carson many times, some of it can be found on TH-cam
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.
@@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?)
“He’s gone and I’m barely here”. That was hysterically funny.
Semi-funny. Sadly true. Brilliant addict. 🥺
What an interesting man T. Capote was. Love to hear him discuss his Life.
Twister was the first movie I saw Hoffmann in. I loved all his movies and was mesmerized as his portrayal of Capote. I'm so sorry that he had drug issues and couldn't conquer his demons. Gone way to soon.
Hoffman's performance as Capote was brilliant.
I love Truman. I watched him on Dick Cavett in the 60s. I was about 14. He was fascinating.
So was Dick Cavett! 👍🏻
Awesome choice to play Truman Capote, Brilliant Casting, just Brilliant.
One of the great actors in history. Sad that he deprived us from his talent so soon.
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.
I’m fascinated by this man
I only have recently discovered his work and I cannot believe how this guy flew under my radar
In Cold Blood? Breakfast at Tiffany’s? You never heard of these?
Love this guy Seymour
I do so enjoy everything PS Hoffman had ever made. The very Talented Mr. Hoffman had gone too soon RIP.
Marlon Brando was probably the only other actor who could've played Truman in a movie and pulled it off.
I think Truman here actually plays Marlon Brando
@@batsspiderssweety3784LOL
I think an actor will much sooner be forgotten than a worldfamous writer.
I've only really only rediscovered Truman Capote after watching the feud - he's a fascinating man. Such a shame his life was cut so short with addiction :(
He seems like such a chill, nice guy. Like your friend.
There is a pharmaceutical reason he seems "chill."
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?!
Having it all isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
it stops you from thinking about real struggles in life
I recently had an appointment in small surgery, and the attending Resident MD looked just like Philip Seymour Hoffman! His mannerisms were near exactly the same, also. I was mesmerized and loved his presence. On the second appointment, I had to tell him what I thought. I figured he would say, "I always get that from people." ...but he did not know who Philip was. Obviously, I thought he was joshing, but he was not.
Will miss Philip Seymour forever….
ps hoffman amazing depiction
He was such a great writer and he was such a brilliant guest.
I've always been fascinated with Truman
May Philip Rest in Power😢😞✌🏼
Typo in your description, Don. 1992. Thanks again for your great uploads.
Thanks for finding it. Fixed.
In cold blood was the first book (other than scary stories to tell in the dark) that I started and was enthralled enough to power read the book in entirety. Three times. Capote showed me there were books to appeal to my sometimes morbid sense of humor (trench humor, gallows humor) and have ever since become an avid reader of books that mainly fly under the radar but show up on mine. Thank you Mr Capote and PSH did an amazing job. Amazing talent as all of the brightest starts they burn away the fastest with the brightest light
His description bout the murderers was scary. Loved this book.
Fascinating insight into Capote brilliantly portrayed by Seymour Hoffman
@@nadiazahroon6573 absolutley. Capote started me on my journey of true crime and non fiction
@@markczarny7088 an amazing actor that I feel we were robbed of. That one hit home, to where I felt a loss when I heard the news
I miss him so much! What a tragic waste.
That John (Wayne) Gary comment is stunning - Truman says that Gary seemed to have written to him from prison every day of his life.
His name was Gacy.
To not know it's gacy is a sad commentary.
Damnit, what a huge hole in our culture Philip left. I miss him.
Wow 1982. I had no idea this show was on for so long.
He was such a cute little boy and just aged retaining his boyish features.
And that was the beginning of the end for Mr. Capote!!!
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.
He did. March 10, 1982.
Tomorrow.
They both awkwardly get up at the end of their segments in a similar manner
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
Do away with your new age nonsensery
Can you imagine that he was only 58 years old in this clip!?😳
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
Three tests had him at 185.
Watching Capote here, I feel like I'm watching Capote imitating Hollander imitating Capote.
Capote could just pull you in. Fascinating man.
If you are struggling with addiction/mental health please ask someone for help. You are loved and important.❤
Always loved Truman...
Brilliant, decent Soul...
Not to mention absolutely hilarious! ❤❤
Decent.??? Hardly.
Fine line between writer and gossip columnist