James Franco Compliments Emma Roberts' Improved Kissing Skills in Heroine Magazine Interview

Franco playfully teases his Palo Alto and I Am Michael co-star, but Roberts is quick to quip right back at him

By Rebecca Macatee Jan 23, 2015 12:31 PMTags
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Want to make Emma Roberts blush during an interview? Just get James Franco to ask the questions!

In Heroine magazine's spring issue, Franco playfully teases his Palo Alto and I Am Michael co-star about her (allegedly!) improved kissing skills between the two films.

"So now I'm going to embarrass you," warns Franco, 36.

"No, no, no, what are you going to say?" asks Roberts, 23.

He then proceeds to tell her that he "felt like our kiss was better in the second movie [I Am Michael, which hits theaters Jan. 29, 2015]," than the on-screen smooch they shared in 2013's Palo Alto!

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Per Heroine magazine, this got a laugh out of the American Horror Story star.  Franco then quipped that he "was thinking maybe you were just being an amazing actress."

Roberts had a quick, cheeky response to Franco, firing back, "Maybe I'm a character actress. I didn't realise you were playing such close attention on both movies, or maybe I would have done it differently."

Franco's playful teasing didn't end there either! He asked Roberts, "Which character do you think has kissed more people? The young girl in Palo Alto or the budding young christian in Michael?"

Roberts, who has been engaged to Evan Peters since December 2013, answered Franco laughingly, "I thing you've kissed more than both of them put together."

Ha! For the rest of the co-stars' chat, pick up Issue 2 of Heroine magazine, on stands Feb. 5.