![Midday on WNYC show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/031/143/small/wnyc-s-leonard-lopate-show.jpg)
Summary: James Franco talks about his acting and directing career, as well as his debut novel, Actors Anonymous. Loosely modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, the book is an intense, wild ride into the dark heart of celebrity. He'll also discuss his latest film based on Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying.