My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.

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

When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid.

I'm starting to teach now: I teach in the graduate film program at NYU and next year I'm going to be teaching at Los Angeles at the film program and English program at UCLA.

Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself.

I get like six or so hours of sleep a night.

I don't cast somebody that I think is like my younger self.