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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.

James Franco

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James Franco
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: April 19
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Palo Alto
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James Edward Franco
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