Whats it like being the straight man to James Franco?
He’s basically known as a serious actor now. I worked with Franco years ago, and what was surprising is that I always thought he was hilarious. He was really funny. I mean, most of our scenes in Freaks and Geeks were comedic ones. If anything, I was surprised when he was suddenly dubbed this “serious actor.” That term is so weird. But he definitely seems to get that, being a serious actor. But it’s exactly the same as it was. We both have a lot more experience, I would say. Personally, I’m much more comfortable in front of the camera than when we did Freaks and Geeks. So it makes it a little easier if anything. But it’s awesome. I love working with him; that’s why we decided to do it. We always got along really well. He’s funny as hell. How did he end up on this project? We just thought, let’s ask Franco to do it. (laughs) It’s really simple sometimes. Yeah, it was easy as that. And you’re about to do press for Knocked Up, which has a ton of buzz surrounding it. What’s that like? It’s
