When I was a young actor, I just didnโt understand how to function in this business as an artist. It is a business, itโs called the film business for a reason, thereโs money involved ... But on the flip side, now I do not let the business side of it rule either. Itโs a balance.
James FrancoI always see nice images like that but I don't know what to do with them. I guess you share them with someone. Or you write them down in a poem. I had so many of those little images, but I never shared them or wrote any of them down.
James FrancoGenerally you don't initiate the projects - they're designed and you're inserted. Your material is edited by somebody. You feel a lack of power over your work.
James FrancoWhen 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