Actor James Franco: McDonald’s was there for me when no one else was

Who knew?

Or, better yet, what else is there for all of us to learn and know?  PB
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From James Franco writing in the Washington Post online:

All I know is that when I needed McDonald’s, McDonald’s was there for me.

When no one else was.

In 1996, I moved to Los Angeles from Palo Alto at age 18 to study English at UCLA.

I soon realized ... because I hadn’t applied to the theater department as an incoming freshman, I would have to wait two years to even apply.

Two years seemed like an eternity, so I dropped out of college and went to a hole-in-the-wall acting school in the Valley.

My parents, who both had master’s degrees and valued education, told me I would have to support myself if I wasn’t enrolled in college.

I didn’t have a car, so I tried to get a job at all the restaurants within walking distance of my post-dropout Valley apartment. (I shared it with two other aspiring actors and slept on the couch.)

I had very little work experience.

In high school, I was fired from a coffee shop for reading behind the counter and from a golf course for reading while driving the cart on the driving range.

All the waiter jobs were taken by more experienced actor/waiters.

Someone asked me if I was too good to work at McDonald’s.

Because I was following my acting dream despite all the pressure not to, I was definitely not too good to work at McDonald’s.

I went to the nearest Mickey D’s and was hired the same day...
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Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/07/mcdonalds-was-there-for-me-when-no-one-else-was/