James Franco Quotes

• The new critique you’re gonna start hearing about James Franco, is ‘He’s spreading himself too thin.’

  James Franco

• 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.

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• My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That’s what my parents called me. I also got ‘Teddy Ruxpin’ a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out ‘James Franco’ my junior year of high school, I didn’t correct her.

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• It’s hard when you’re doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were.

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• If the work is good, what does it matter? I’m doing it because I love it. Why not do as many things I love as I can? As long as the work is good.

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• I worked the drive-through at McDonald’s and tried out different accents – Italian, Russian, Irish.

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• I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

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• 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.

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• I become kind of obsessive about research.

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• I am not going to be the guy who’s not pulling his weight.

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• Did you ever see Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke? That’s what happens if you really smoke weed and make a movie. You get two guys and no plot and it’s basically like, ‘Yeah! Let’s drive a van made of weed!’ And that’s pretty much the movie.

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• But I don’t want to die! I have so much to do!

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• A lot of the people in San Francisco think of themselves as healers – not just as people delivering this base service, but giving their clients spiritual help. It’s almost like being an actor, playing a different part for each trick.

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James Franco (33)

Birth:	19th April, 1978
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

About

James Edward Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter known for his work in both comedic and dramatic films and TV shows. His role in several films include: Never Been Kissed, Sonny, Spider-Man, The Ape(also director, writer), Annapolis, Good Time Max(also director, writer), Eat Pray Love, 127 Hours(nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor), The Broken Tower(Also director, producer, writer, and editor), Sal(also director, producer, writer), The Iceman, Interior. Leather Bar.(also director, producer), As I Lay Dying(also director, writer), Child of God(also director, writer), The Sound and the Fury(also director), I Am Michael(also producer), The Adderall Diaries(also producer), Goat(also producer), King Cobra(also producer), In Dubious Battle(also director, producer), The Institute(also director, producer), and The Disaster Artist(also director, producer). His role in television include: Freaks and Geeks(TV series), James Dean(TV film), Angie Tribeca(TV series), 11.22.63(miniseries, also producer), and High School Lover(TV film).

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