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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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"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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"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
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"Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject."
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"I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film."
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"There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?"
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"I also paint, draw and I'm into film and photography as well, and the same thing applies to all of them. You're presenting this material to the general public and hoping that they're going to 'get' what you're doing. Some don't, some do."
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"I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing."
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"If you don't generate tension in the film to begin with... you can't really make a purse out of a sow's ear, you know."
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"In any film there's always a historical implication."
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"But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film."
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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."
Film
"When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way."
Movies
"I don't even like to sleep - I feel as if there's too much to do."
Sleep
"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."
People
"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."
Name
"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."
Love
"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."
Pretty
"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."
Art
"The new critique you're gonna start hearing about James Franco, is 'He's spreading himself too thin.'"
Hearing
"I worked the drive-through at McDonald's and tried out different accents - Italian, Russian, Irish."
Irish
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