In yet another strange move from the actor who first played Harry Osborn in "Spider-Man," and as sales in the biggest fast food chain in the world drop, James Franco's McDonald's letter reveals his love for the home of Ronald McDonald and the Hamburglar.
A lot of stars worked in fast food restaurants before when they were starting out in Los Angeles and long before making it big, most famously Brad Pitt dressed up as a chicken for El Pollo Loco; but there's at least one actor who is proud of where he came from, as the latest James Franco McDonald's letter reveals.
According to The Guardian, the actor decided to write a James Franco McDonald's ode when realizing the major company was changing its sales and advertisement strategy after having one of the worst years in its history, something that has forced them into what some have considered desperate measures.
Time Magazine calls the James Franco McDonald's piece a "love letter" to the fast food chain, as he told the story of how he'd gotten a job after having dropped out of UCLA in the 90s, as nobody else was hiring and he was having trouble making a life for himself while things worked out for him as an actor.
The actor recounts that the job didn't only give him a few extra bucks, but it also turned out to be a learning experience, as he met a lot of customers from everywhere in the world, from Brooklyn and the South all the way to Russians and Brits - allowing him to expand his registry of accents.
"I was treated fairly well at McDonald's," wrote the actor on the James Franco McDonald's op-ed on The Washington Post. "If anything, they cut me slack. And, just like their food, the job was more available there than anywhere else. When I was hungry for work, they fed the need. I still love the simplicity of the McDonald's hamburger and its salty fries. After reading 'Fast Food Nation,' it's hard for me to trust the grade of the meat. But maybe once a year, while on a road trip or out in the middle of nowhere for a movie, I'll stop by a McDonald's and get a simple cheeseburger: light, and airy, and satisfying."
