People recently caught up with the busy James Franco. The “Spider-Man,” “Milk,” and “Pineapple Express” star has been attending classes at New York University.

“I love school,” Franco told PEOPLE at the Tribeca Film Festival screening of his directorial debut, the documentary Saturday Night, in New York Sunday. “I go to school because I love being around people who are interested in what I’m interested in and I’m having a great experience.”

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