Quite Franc-ly, I think I am an asset to this world we live in. I know that if I didnโt exist, there would be some truly upset people just waiting for me. A life without Franco is like a kitten without fur. Thatโs what my reflection told me.
James FrancoDirecting, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.
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 FrancoVillains can often be one note and I would say in that case, itโs not fun to play the villain. Itโs fun to play the villain if he a) has dimension and b) the villain gets to do all the things in the movie that in life he would get punished for. In the movie, youโre applauded for them if you do them with panache. And so thatโs why itโs more fun to play the villain.
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