Michael Cunningham & James Franco on Youth

The two discuss youth, how to inhabit characters, and the worst question to ask an author.

By Nightfall
A novel by Michael Cunningham
http://www.michaelcunninghamwriter.com/

Palo Alto
Stories by James Franco
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Palo-Alto/James-Franco/9781439163146

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• nightfall
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• youth

[cappa8]

@radiojoyride

He's not baked, he's TIRED

[benegeseritwhore]

James is wonderful- Michael wouldn't have let him in if he didn't think he was talented writer.

[bellabam1]

@akalaggio thats ur opinion

[budjooooalls]

Hehehe I love James hand movements. And he does have such a way with words

[akalaggio]

young adult fiction is absolute garbage

[rancy000]

"young adult fiction is generally meant to be morally instructive"? I do hope he was joking in regards to *that,* or else he's failed to grasp a full appreciation of the genre. (I mean, I admire the man, but still.)

[Kowdog69]

@Adam25137 Yes. I'm sure when he's alone in the bathroom, he's just a normal guy.

[Kowdog69]

James Franco slept through workshop. He was the laughing stock at Columbia.

I guess he was too brilliant for us lesser people. He didn't want to burden us with his gaze.

[radiojoyride]

James is still baked!! Look at them red ol' eyes.