Our professor was Marty Scorsese. Marty was a graduate student, or Mr. Scorsese, which is what I had to call him, and still do when I see him 'cause he gave me a C.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.
My dad was an English professor.
I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was 'Einstein.'
CJ is my nickname. It stands for Cameron, and my middle name is John.
My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.
Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
Do you know that I was the anchor on the 'CBS Morning Show?' And my newsman was Walter Cronkite.
I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor.
My acting teacher, Earle Gister. He had a genius for knowing exactly where every one of us were in our development as actors. He always knew precisely what to say or suggest to unlock a moment. He somehow always made it seem like it was our idea. I call him 'The Invisible Hand.'