# Who does Hoffman's Capote remind me of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368 "2006-03-07T13:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/21 "2006-03-07T18:32:58Z")
…with maybe a touch of Peter Lorre, circa **The Maltese Falcon**? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/22 "2006-03-07T19:08:30Z")
> [@The Scrivener](#): > > …with maybe a touch of Peter Lorre, circa **The Maltese Falcon**? You fat, bloated eediot! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/23 "2006-03-07T19:28:08Z")
[PSH](http://www.allocine.fr/film/galerie.html?cfilm=61095&filtre=31006) looks like [Andy Richter](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2471/Events/2471/AndyRichte_Grani_2865201_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Richter,%20Andy%20(I)) wearing [Barry Goldwater’s](http://ap.grolier.com/picturepopup?productid=atb&assetid=atbp1563&templatename=/article/picturepopup.html) glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/24 "2006-03-08T03:15:06Z")
Trunk writes: \> Have you ever met Wendell Wagner? This is actually true. I look more like Capote than Hoffman does. Hoffman is too tall to play Capote. This is why most of Hoffman’s scenes had him sitting down, so that it wasn’t clear how tall he is. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/25 "2006-03-08T04:19:09Z")
Dill in _To Kill a Mockingbird_. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/26 "2006-03-08T04:46:50Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > [Droopy the Dog?](http://www.toonopedia.com/droopy.htm) I first saw Capote on TV when I was around four. Not knowing what he did, the first thing I thought of when he talked was “It’s the voice of Droopy Dog!” I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed the similarity. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/27 "2006-03-08T06:57:02Z")
He reminds me of [accomplished actor and songwriter](http://www.crazedfanboy.com/spotlight/paulwilliams.html) [Paul Williams](http://imdb.com/name/nm0931437/) ala Little Enos Burdette. I think Hoffman studied Smokey and the Bandit II for pointers on how to play Capote. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/28 "2006-03-08T07:04:55Z")
I have always thought that David Sedaris sounds a little bit like Truman Capote. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/29 "2006-03-08T08:45:34Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > [Droopy the Dog?](http://www.toonopedia.com/droopy.htm) Holy shit, that’s IT! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368/30 "2006-03-08T12:40:25Z")
> [@Wendell Wagner](#): > > Trunk writes: > > \> Have you ever met Wendell Wagner? > > This is actually true. I look more like Capote than Hoffman does. Hoffman is too tall to play Capote. This is why most of Hoffman’s scenes had him sitting down, so that it wasn’t clear how tall he is. I saw you say it in a thread a few weeks ago. I didn’t think of it at the time I met you, but after you said it, I can see it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-hoffmans-capote-remind-me-of/347368.md?page=1)