[The film puts Hoffman under a microscope.] I was drawn ...

[The film puts Hoffman under a microscope.] I was drawn to the part because it shows Capote before he became a fool... It's a difficult line to walk. He starts the journey not knowing what is going to happen. It's a classic tragedy that has to unfold. I don't think he's aware of it. Something gets sparked and sets his imagination flying. He goes where it takes him. He needs to finish. He knows he will be a huge success. In the fourth and fifth year, he starts to want the two men dead. I didn't crucify him in my mind.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

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