Oscar Nominee Interview: A blogging about the life of Oscar nominated actor James Franco and how his success has a positive influence on up and coming actors.
James Franco is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, author, teacher, and artist. He is best known for his role as Harry Osborn in Spider-Man trilogy. His career began after he made his breakthrough in Freaks and Geeks.
The idea that success can be achieved through the dedication to the craft of acting and the art of cinema is one that James Franco has demonstrated over his career. He has been able to work with some of Hollywood’s most respected artists such as Judd Apatow (Freaks & Geeks), Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko), Nicolas Cage (Spider-Man), Sam Raimi (Spider-Man), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Danny Boyle (127 Hours).
James Franco (Oscar Nominee: Actor in a Leading Role)
James Franco is a man of many talents. As an Oscar nominated actor, producer, writer and director, James has worked on various projects from the big screen to the small screen. James was born and raised in Palo Alto, California and attended several colleges such as UCLA, Columbia University, Brooklyn College and New York University. Being an avid reader, he has been published in numerous literary magazines including Esquire. He is currently writing for Vice magazine about his newest art installation: A Hollywood Gallery. The Hollywood Gallery features photographs of James Franco with other celebrities that he has met throughout his career.
The project started when James was working on a movie called “Dawn of the Dead” and found that he had a lot of free time on set between takes. With all this free time he began to think of ways to combat the boredom that accompanied being on set all day long, but couldn’t come up with anything. Then one night while at dinner with some friends they suggested taking pictures with actors who were also having downtime between scenes. This idea sparked an idea in James’ mind which eventually became the Hollywood Gallery: A project where celebrities sit down with James and talk about their careers while being photographed together so
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Interview with Oscar Nominee James Franco, who plays the role of Alien in the film Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine
James Franco: Thank you for interviewing me. I am so happy to be nominated for an Oscar. I think Spring Breakers can change people’s lives.
Interviewer: What is it about Spring Breakers that you think is so special?
Franco: It’s a very real movie. It’s about real things that happen to kids all over the world, and it shows a reality that we have never seen before.
Interviewer: What do you hope people will take away from this film?
Franco: I want people to see the human side of it. This could happen to anyone. No one is exempt from this kind of life and no one should be labeled because of it.
Interviewer: In other interviews, you have said that you did this film to show that actors are not just actors, they are artists and they are here to make a difference in this world. Would you say that your role as Alien has made a difference in your life?
Franco: Of course! I learned so much about myself by doing this movie and I hope that kids all
In this interview, the writer is interviewing the famous actor James Franco about his life and how he got to where he is today. James Franco is being interviewed by Peter Travers.
The writer of this essay uses short simple sentences that are easy to understand. He also uses a lot of contractions, such as “I’m” instead of “I am.” He also uses a lot of run-on sentences and sentence fragments. The writer’s tone changes throughout the essay. It starts off as more serious and professional, but around paragraph three it becomes more casual and conversational.
He starts off the interview with James by asking him questions about his childhood, his acting career, and how he has influenced today’s acting world. He then goes on to talk about how he got his start in acting, how he found success, and how all of that has shaped him into the person he is today.
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“My agent called me and said I think this will work for you, I’m sending it over.” He takes a breath. “I read the script, and I thought it was a really strong character. Then I met with [director] Danny Boyle, and he was very clear about what he wanted to do with the movie and what his vision was. And then I met with Fox Searchlight, and they were very clear about their desire to make an independent film that had a big-movie feel to it. They put together one of the best teams you can put together in Hollywood.” The actor is referring to Searchlight’s decision to frontload 127 Hours with the same kind of technical production values typically reserved for blockbuster releases.
“I liked Danny’s movies; I’ve seen them all,” Franco continues. “He would talk about how he shot other movies, and how he approached his material. He said that in this case, we’re going to use all these tools–cameras here, cameras there–to give you as much freedom as possible. He said we’re going to rehearse for two weeks so you get used to the space where you’ll be filming–you’ll know every inch of it.”
One could argue that Franco’s role in
