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 Read Quote
When I sign on for a project, I’m there to give the director all the material he or she might need to tell their story, and that’s the number one priority. James Franco Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I was an English major at UCLA when I was 18, and then I left after a year to start acting. I was educating myself during that time. James Franco Read Quote
When I went to film school about three years ago, the first two years you’re required to make a series of short films. I started making films based on short poems. James Franco Read Quote
One of the things I’ve learned as a filmmaker is to have some aspect of the movie be something that I admire greatly, whether that’s an actor I’m working with, the subject matter, or a book. James Franco Read Quote
If I’m working on a film, I’ll do sit-ups for before I shoot. Like, 100 in the morning or something. James Franco Read Quote