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I've decided I can't really control people's perceptions of me. All I can do is decide on what I work on and how hard I work on it.

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.

I still work really hard, but I like to think I'm a little smarter about at least the type of movie I'm getting into.

Create your world around your work. Create your work around your life. Let other people help you shape it.

Sometimes I get a little sad, and I feel like being alone. Then I talk to my cat about it, and he reminds me I’m James Franco. Then we dance.

Generally 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.