I was being generous. Gia Coppola wasn't even a filmmaker at that time, but I asked her to do it, because I believed in her as an artist. And because I wanted a woman's take on the material. The book Palo Alto is very male-centric, but Gia carved out a bunch of the female characters, and brought them to the fore in the movie. And the project was richer for it.

Not having any real direction, one writer would lead me to another.

I don't consider weed to be any worse than having a beer.

I loved the world of Oz. I guess as a young man, I was just drawn to fantasy worlds. I liked being transported to alternative realms where a lot of my early imagination was sparked.

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.

I was a black center in the middle of all the nature. I was nothing, but I could do anything.

I guess it's ironic. I just did the Gucci cologne ad, and I was the cologne thief in junior high.