Capote had these dueling motivations for being involved with this guy. He genuinely was fascinated with (Perry Smith), but he also saw him as a ticket to writing this great book. Dan Futterman
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Eventually he took the bait. With his participation as star and co-executive producer, after various pitch meetings the modestly budgeted $7 million project secured the financing it needed.] If we had been trying to raise money for this without Phil, ... it would've been absurd. - Dan Futterman Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0V2ZW50dWFsbHkgaGUgdG9vayB0aGUgYmFpdC4gV2l0aCBoaXMgcGFydGljaXBhdGlvbiBhcyBzdGFyIGFuZCBjby1leGVjdXRpdmUgcHJvZHVjZXIsIGFmdGVyIHZhcmlvdXMgcGl0Y2ggbWVldGluZ3MgdGhlIG1vZGVzdGx5IGJ1ZGdldGVkICQ3IG1pbGxpb24gcHJvamVjdCBzZWN1cmVkIHRoZSBmaW5hbmNpbmcgaXQgbmVlZGVkLl0gSWYgd2UgaGFkIGJlZW4gdHJ5aW5nIHRvIHJhaXNlIG1vbmV5IGZvciB0aGlzIHdpdGhvdXQgUGhpbCwgLi4uIGl0IHdvdWxkJ3ZlIGJlZW4gYWJzdXJkLiA=&author=ICBEYW4gRnV0dGVybWFuICAgIA==&num=4 "[Eventually he took the bait. With his participation as star and co-executive producer, after various pitch meetings the modestly budgeted $7 million project secured the financing it needed.] If we had been trying to raise money for this without Phil, ... it would've been absurd. - Dan Futterman Quotes")
