I wouldn't want to live life in an untroubled garden, blissful and ignorant. I would want to get out into the world, and be a part of something. In a….

If I'm working on a film, I'll do sit-ups for before I shoot. Like, 100 in the morning or something..

In any creative endeavor, you do have to sort of take your shots. Nobody is going to beg you to go into the creative arts. So, if you want to pursue ….

Fight scenes are really more like dances than they are fights, because you're depending on your partner to do the right move at the right time. Yes, ….

I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were casting that movie t….

If this is the only life, then why I’m not just doing everything I want to do..

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

When I read the book [The Adderall Diaries] I loved it, and I maybe had an inkling that there was a lot of good material in there. I didn't quite kno….

You say I sucked at the Oscars. I was a genius at the Oscars. That was experimental tuxedo sleep art..

This was the way the night had cashed in. Choices had been made and things happened, and here we were. It was sad, and funny. My life was made of thi….

We tell specific stories about ourselves to ourselves and we're all the heroes of our own lives. But you live through certain experiences with other ….

The selfie is the new way to look someone right in the eye and say, 'Hello, this is me.'.

I'm a big cardigan sweater guy..

Villains can often be one note and I would say in that case, it’s not fun to play the villain. It’s fun to play the villain if he a) has dimension an….

Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing..

I actually don't smoke weed, but I've played a lot of stoners - especially with Seth Rogen..

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor..

I went to NYU graduate film school and met Pam [Romanowsky], and after doing a few things with her I thought she had the right sensibility and that s….

Everyone pretends to be normal and be your best friend, but underneath, everyone is living some other life you don't know about, and if only we had a….

We fell in love last night. He's the coolest guy..