You 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 FrancoWhen I was younger, I didnโt know that I should just listen to my own voice, my own artistic sense of things when I was choosing projects, because one of the biggest creative decisions that an actor can make in the film business is what you will work on.
James FrancoFor April Fools Day, someone played a really cruel joke on me. They stole ALL my mirrors and I had to go hours without seeing myself. I mean, I couldnโt even do my daily affirmations. What kind of world is this? I tell you, itโs artists like myself that really suffer.
James FrancoIt's like low-budget filmmaking - a focus on dialogue and relationships over plot. Quirky. Improv.
James FrancoThe first piece of art that I ever bought - when I could afford it - was a Warhol sketch from the period when he was just getting out of doing commercial work and more into art. It's a sketch of a young guy's face. I guess the gallery that I bought it from thought I would like it because the young guy kind of looked like James Dean.
James Franco