His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes artful fiction theory
I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach to journalistic crime writing, to look into the mind of the killer. Gerald Clarke approachcapoteconnection Change image and share on social
Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. Gerald Clarke capotefictionjournalism Change image and share on social
In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels. Gerald Clarke audiencecautionchannel Change image and share on social
I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. Thomas Carlyle dailydevilfact Change image and share on social
What's been lost is allowing cinema to be artful, playful, to have ambiguity, to have form, to be contemplative, to wish to be art. This slightly timeless approach to reality, like Chekhov in literature, where you look at all humanity and try to find what's transcendent. Pawel Pawlikowski allowambiguityapproach share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
