School allowed me to have outlets so that some of the pressure was taken off the acting. Every role in every movie, I used to live or die by. Once I had these new outlets, I relaxed a lot more. James Franco Read Quote
I’m going to try to not let anyone put me in a box, and that certainly applies to the things I do outside of acting. James Franco Read Quote
I used to read a lot about myself and the projects I was doing. When I was only acting, I wouldn’t read any reviews because I didn’t find them to be very helpful. James Franco Read Quote
Of course there are some actors that are better than others and performances that are better than others, but they’re always embedded in the greater film. They are mediated through the work of so many other people: the director directs, the lighter sets the scene, the editors edit, the music gets put to it. James Franco Read Quote
Reviews about film acting are very… tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing. James Franco Read Quote
In the end, I do have a group of friends and teachers whose opinions I respect, and so I guess I just have to be content with their feedback. James Franco Read Quote
Because acting was my only professional outlet, I put a ton of pressure on the roles that I did. I overstepped my bounds, I tried to control things that were out of my purview as an actor and in some cases even tried to direct my scenes because I felt I knew how they should run rather than trust the director. James Franco Read Quote
I might have to stumble a little bit more in public than others, but that’s fine, I don’t mind, I’ve developed a thick skin. James Franco Read Quote
I acted professionally for about eight years, and I was writing all that time but never showed anybody any of it. There just came a point after those eight years when I thought, ‘There’s a lot I can do with acting – there are a lot of things I can express and do creatively, but there are also limitations.’ James Franco Read Quote
