American - Actor | April 19, 1978 -
I'm starting to teach now: I teach in the graduate film program at NYU and next year I'm going to be teaching at Los Angeles at the film program and English program at UCLA.
James Franco
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Not having any real direction, one writer would lead me to another.
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I get like six or so hours of sleep a night.
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My style is casual-chic? Casual-messy?
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I'm a huge Cormac McCarthy fan and have read every book of his.
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My job is what I love. I don't need an escape from it.
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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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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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When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid.
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Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun.
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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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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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