James Franco Quotes
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
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My wife and I often visit Rosales and the Ilokos as a matter of habit or whim induced by nostalgia, homesickness - whatever draws pilgrims to worshipped sanctuaries. Or, perhaps, what compels moths to seek the votive flame.
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The best way for me to procrastinate as a writer is research.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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I grew up really poor and have always been the type of person who will work earlier or work harder or more than the other person to even the playing field.
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Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.
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It's what every writer needs: a daybed.
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Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!
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Any conversations we hear about 'So who are Pearl Jam marketing to?' are despicable.
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Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess, for it can take you further than money, power or influence.
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The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
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For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life.
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I want to be a voice for that: just because I've lost weight doesn't mean that I'm happy and content with my body. Because of the media, and because of what I feel I should look like, it's always going to be a battle in my head.
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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
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All those words of praise they use for novels – spare, economical. Why should I shell out £17 for economical?
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Ah is the shortest of human cries, Oh the longest. Man is born in an Ah and dies in an Oh, for birth is immediate and death is like an airplane taking off.
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Emotions were never the most important thing when I was at school; it was all about academics and this constant performance of pretending that you're okay and getting on with life.
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You become the movie you are making.
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Many, if not most, Americans can imagine a fate worse than death, and it is a seemingly interminable process of dying. For them, it is frightening that politicians can find ways to interject themselves into this sad process.
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I was kind of scared of failing at acting.
