James Franco Quotes
School allowed me to have outlets so that some of the pressure was taken off the acting. Every role in every movie, I used to live or die by. Once I had these new outlets, I relaxed a lot more.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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Origin stories are really important to me. I just like that sort of stuff and I feel like it makes a lot of sense to the guys, who they are. If you don't have that stuff, it's kind of a one dimensional version of it.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.
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Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take more than it was intended they should have.
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The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.
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If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
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If you want to join the Republican party, they have to let you in. There's nothing they can do about it. I mean, if Republicans will take Al D'Amato, they'll take anybody.
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'Islamism' itself is such a broad and nearly meaningless word as used by the mainstream Western press, including everything from Turkey's AKP party to al Qaeda.
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I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's because I'm being secretive or something, but it's actually because I'm ashamed to sum up a film in three sentences.
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Ya gotta think positive.
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If you really want something you just hang with it. We think our future's ahead and not behind.
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I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
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It is important to have questionable friends you can trust unconditionally.
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School allowed me to have outlets so that some of the pressure was taken off the acting. Every role in every movie, I used to live or die by. Once I had these new outlets, I relaxed a lot more.
