Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself. James Franco More Quotes by James Franco More Quotes From James Franco I get to work with incredibly talented young filmmakers and students, and their attitudes and relationship with film is still so pure. That re-inspires me and reminds me why I got into it and what I love about film, and allows me a little reprieve from the business side of it. And it rekindles my love of film. James Franco littles attitude inspire Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor. James Franco filmmaking actors editing I have a lot of books optioned. This one sat around for a while - part of that was just because I was trying to figure it out, and I didn't realize I needed Pam to figure it out - but I'm not somebody that likes to option books and then sit on them. James Franco likes trying book I teach a lot - I teach at the UCLA and USC graduate film programs - and a lot of those projects are my students' projects that I act in or I do a cameo. James Franco usc ucla students It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were. James Franco film figures stories When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way. James Franco toes cameras tvs It's like low-budget filmmaking - a focus on dialogue and relationships over plot. Quirky. Improv. James Franco quirky plot focus It's basically the best job in the world. If you're fortunate enough - and I consider myself fortunate - you get to work with your friends and you get to work on projects that interest you. James Franco best-job jobs world I loved the book [The Adderall Diaries] I optioned it, I think some years ago. But there's a lot of different threads in the book. It starts off as one thing, where he's trying to cover this murder trial, and then his own life starts to impinge on that, so it becomes something else. I found that fascinating. James Franco book years thinking I start movies with people that I believe in and people with visions, you know, that I believe in. And so if it doesn't kind of come together in the right way, at least I was doing it because I believed in the person and the movie. James Franco vision believe people The new critique you're gonna start hearing about James Franco, is 'He's spreading himself too thin.' James Franco franco critique hearing Fight scenes are really more like dances than they are fights, because you're depending on your partner to do the right move at the right time. Yes, a tough person or somebody who knows what they're doing will look better in a fight scene, but it also has a lot to do with the other person. James Franco fighting looks moving I loved the world of Oz. I guess as a young man, I was just drawn to fantasy worlds. I liked being transported to alternative realms where a lot of my early imagination was sparked. James Franco alternatives imagination men If you have a profession that depends on what you look like, you can't blame somebody for caring about that. It's part of their job. So it's vanity but it's also not in a lot of cases. It's being professional. James Franco vanity caring jobs When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid. James Franco crazy stupid doe I needed an outlet in high school and came across painting. I've actually been painting longer than I've been acting. A movie is a collaborative effort, and with painting you just have yourself. James Franco effort acting school There's a long tradition of teen comedies where the kids are getting drunk on beer and whatever else, so smoking a joint to me is no worse than having a beer. So, if someone has a problem with it, I'll just tell them to relax. James Franco beer long kids I love to bring humour into my work. Because comedy is not a huge part of the art world. And big-business film takes itself very seriously. James Franco comedy world art The first piece of art that I ever bought - when I could afford it - was a Warhol sketch from the period when he was just getting out of doing commercial work and more into art. It's a sketch of a young guy's face. I guess the gallery that I bought it from thought I would like it because the young guy kind of looked like James Dean. James Franco guy art firsts When I started writing after my career as an actor, I knew that that other life in the film industry would be pulled into my writing life and that people would see me not as an author but as an actor starting to write. James Franco careers writing people
