In a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. She is subject to pressures from the… — James Franco Copy Share Image
Most of the books that I've adapted I'm doing because I love the book and I feel like it's a great work… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I loved the book [The Adderall Diaries] I optioned it, I think some years ago. But there's a lot of different threads… — James Franco Copy Share Image
Adapting a book is essentially a collaboration, whether the author is alive or dead. — James Franco Copy Share Image
There's a tacit belief that actors shouldn't write books, they're sort of allowed to direct movies but there will be a lot… — James Franco Copy Share Image
If you just read the book, you're taking in the narrative, you're taking in the characters, you're understanding it in a certain… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I think it helps the writers to sell their books, if they announce my attachment, but it doesn't mean that I'm going… — James Franco Copy Share Image
When I read the book [The Adderall Diaries] I loved it, and I maybe had an inkling that there was a lot… — James Franco Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned as a filmmaker is to have some aspect of the movie be something that I admire… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I have a lot of books optioned. This one sat around for a while - part of that was just because I… — James Franco Copy Share Image
“Read Frank’s poem, “Advice to the Players.” It talks about all of this, about the human need to create.” — James Franco Copy Share Image
I love that the idea of examining memory, and the way memory is edited was made more interesting because it was being filtered through… — James Franco Copy Share Image
Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing. — James Franco Copy Share Image
I went to NYU graduate film school and met Pam [Romanowsky], and after doing a few things with her I thought she had the… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I was a black center in the middle of all the nature. I was nothing, but I could do anything. — James Franco Copy Share Image
I hate being an actor, they dress you and put on your makeup and you just feel like a little baby. — James Franco Copy Share Image
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,… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I've been acting for many years now, and I find there's nothing I enjoy more than making films with my friends and people I… — James Franco Copy Share Image
In a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. She is subject to pressures from the world outside… — James Franco Copy Share Image
Anyone has outside influences. They are the results of the cosmic roll of the dice: this person is born Aragon the Ranger, this person… — James Franco Copy Share Image
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… — James Franco Copy Share Image
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