230 Quotes by James Franco

I love to bring humour into my work. Because comedy is not a huge part of the art world. And big-business film takes itself very seriously.

I loved the book [The Adderall Diaries] I optioned it, I think some years ago. But there's a lot of different threads in the book. It starts off as one thing, where he's trying to cover this murder trial, and then his own life starts to impinge on that, so it becomes something else. I found that fascinating.

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.

Showing the addiction and unusual sexual practices are ways of just outlining a much bigger character trait.

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.

It's like low-budget filmmaking - a focus on dialogue and relationships over plot. Quirky. Improv.

Adapting a book is essentially a collaboration, whether the author is alive or dead.

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 of skepticism, and they shouldn't do artwork or music. There are these invisible roadblocks to gain entree to these areas for actors, and you kind of have to crash through those invisible barriers.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.