It sounds like, in some ways, a wild, crazy life but when he captures it for his book it becomes really interesting and a revealing study of a person dealing with his past, and his emotions and relationships, for me, what is most interesting is the examination of self, in life and in art.

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Sometimes I get a little sad, and I feel like being alone. Then I talk to my cat about it, and he reminds me I’m James Franco. Then we dance.

like-being-alone cat littles

I used to care about how I looked. Now I don’t care as much. Maybe it’s because I’m so handsome.

narcissistic not-caring self-love

All I know is that when I needed McDonald’s, McDonald’s was there... by James Franco

All I know is that when I needed McDonald’s, McDonald’s was there for me.

mcdonalds needed knows

Create your world around your work. Create your work around your life. Let other people help you shape it.

shapes people world

If this is the only life, then why I’m not just doing everything... by James Franco

If this is the only life, then why I’m not just doing everything I want to do.

You are successful if you are able to work on the kind of material that you want to - if your life conforms to your dreams, regardless of outside acceptance or acclaim.

successful acceptance dream

Sometimes I think to myself, what should James Franco say next? A... by James Franco

Sometimes I think to myself, what should James Franco say next? And then it comes to me. Boobs.

next sometimes thinking

I am very grateful for my life. I think one of the keys to not being depressed is to find gratitude and to be grateful for what you have. So I am grateful for what I have.

gratitude grateful thinking

The selfie is the new way to look someone right in the eye and sa... by James Franco

The selfie is the new way to look someone right in the eye and say, 'Hello, this is me.'

You want to be interesting? Be interested. by James Franco

You want to be interesting? Be interested.

want interesting

Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems im... by James Franco

Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself.

painful impossible sometimes

If many people love me, then I must be important. by James Franco

If many people love me, then I must be important.

important ifs people

Quite Franc-ly, I think I am an asset to this world we live in. I know that if I didn’t exist, there would be some truly upset people just waiting for me. A life without Franco is like a kitten without fur. That’s what my reflection told me.

reflection people thinking

Always have one artistic thing that is pure, at least one thing, where you don’t compromise. You can do other things to make money, but have one pure area.

artistic making-money compromise

You say I sucked at the Oscars. I was a genius at the Oscars. That was experimental tuxedo sleep art.

tuxedos sleep art

If I'm working on a film, I'll do sit-ups for before I shoot. Lik... by James Franco

If I'm working on a film, I'll do sit-ups for before I shoot. Like, 100 in the morning or something.

film ifs morning

They say living well is the best revenge but sometimes writing we... by James Franco

They say living well is the best revenge but sometimes writing well is even better.

revenge writing sometimes

For April Fools Day, someone played a really cruel joke on me. They stole ALL my mirrors and I had to go hours without seeing myself. I mean, I couldn’t even do my daily affirmations. What kind of world is this? I tell you, it’s artists like myself that really suffer.

mirrors artist mean

There's no relationship that I find that's closer than a creative... by James Franco

There's no relationship that I find that's closer than a creative relationship.

My style is casual-chic? Casual-messy? by James Franco

My style is casual-chic? Casual-messy?

casual chic style