When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid.

Almost all the movies I've directed are adaptations. And I think what I found when I went to film school, where they try to push you to find your voice or your thing, is that I got a lot of things out of adaptations.

Sometimes I think to myself, what should James Franco say next? And then it comes to me. Boobs.

When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid.

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

I get like six or so hours of sleep a night.

I feel there are so many things in this world that have been and are being created that I could spend the rest of my life thinking about, and I couldn't cover all the things I'm interested in. That to me is what makes life sweet-learning and exploring.