James Franco made his own sex tape when he was 19

Washington (ANI): James Franco has revealed that he made his own sex tape at the age of 19. The '127 Hours' actor - who is to host this year's Oscars ceremony alongside Anne Hathaway - admitted that he appeared in a raunchy home movie.

"I think if anybody who has made a home sex tape knows, what feels best doesn't always look best," Contactmusic quoted him as saying in a discussion held by Newsweek magazine for potential Oscar-nominees. The actor said that he has a lot of respect for porn stars because he knows from personal experience how hard it is.

"I remember when I was 19 doing that, and then watching it back and thinking, 'Oh, that looks horrible.' You have a lot of respect for those actors in pornography, because they are really not just doing it, they're really selling it," he added.