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The Oscar-nominated star of 127 Hours describes the acting performances that most amazed and inspired him._ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 10, 2014 1:54 PM UTC  LIndsay Lohan arrives at the "Liz & Dick" Los Angeles Premiere LIndsay Lohan arrives at the "Liz & Dick" Los Angeles Premiere Steve Granitz—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 10, 2014 1:54 PM UTC Actor/director/PhD candidate/[Instagram ingenue](http://gawker.com/james-franco-tried-to-hook-up-with-a-17-year-old-on-ins-1557491436)/author James Franco wrote a short story about a character named [“Lindsay Lohan” for _Vice’s_ new fiction issue.](http://www.vice.com/read/bungalow-89-0000347-v21n6) While the piece, titled _Bungalow 89_, might purport to be fiction, career details, character names, and a photographs of Franco sprinkled throughout the piece indicate otherwise. The story actually reads like a tell-all explaining that Franco has refused time and time again to sleep with “Lohan”—even though she totally wanted to. With narcissism at an all-time high, the story consists of Franco pitying, condescending, and benevolently educating the wayward starlet in the writings of Salinger and lessons of self-control: --- > “” --- Here are key passages in which Franco makes sure everyone who is reading knows that he really and truly never now, then, or ever has had or wanted to have sex with Lohan. Not when she tried to break into his room: --- > “” --- Not when she tried to booty call him: --- > “” --- Not when she was cuddling up next to him in bed: --- > “” --- Not even that time a few years ago when she was high at New York club Bungalow 8 and dragged him into the mirrored bathroom to have sex: --- > “” --- But he does wish her well in her time of need! --- > “” --- ## Transcript Hello, my name is James Franco and this year I was in a movie called 127 Hours. I'd say a performance that had a huge influence on me when I-- even before I started acting and has cont-- has continued to have an influence on me is River Phoenix's performance in My Own Private Idaho. And I watched that movie before I even took an acting class, and I'd watch it repeatedly on VHS. And in that film, River is incredible. He plays a kid that lives on the street, he hustles for money, and he's searching for his mother and he's funny and heartbreaking-- He's like Charlie Chaplin and James Dean, all rolled into one. This year, I would say my blown away prize goes to Ben Affleck. Not only for his acting in the film but the entire thing; the way he put The Town together is just astonishing. It was incredibly well- done, entertaining and-- I thought, he was great in the film, Jeremy Renner was great in the film and Blake Lively was great in the film, everyone was really good. And for me, it was-- I was just blown away. 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