James Franco made his own sex tape when he was 19

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 alongwith Anne Hathaway — admitted that he appeared in a raunchy home movie.

"I think anybody who has made a home-sex tape knows, what feels best doesn't always look best," Contactmusic website quoted him as saying in a discussion held by Newsweek magazine for potential Oscar-nominees.

The actor said he has a lot of respect for porn performers 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 performers in pornography, because they are really not just doing it, they're really selling it."