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.
James FrancoWhen 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 FrancoYou are successful if you are able to work on the kind of material that you want to - if your life conforms to your dreams, regardless of outside acceptance or acclaim.
James FrancoSometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself.
James FrancoIn a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. She is subject to pressures from the world outside of her, just like we are in life. These pressures and circumstances shape character. Who your parents are determines your genetic make up: your skin color, your sex, your height, weight. Where you are raised does affect your worldview either positively or negatively, your accent. Your economic class affects where you go to school, what you eat, where you sleep.
James Franco