James Franco courtesy David Shankbone (CC 3.0 Unported)

“If it’s the worst Oscars show ever, who cares?” James Franco told Vanity Fair. “It’s like, it’s fine. It’s one night. It doesn’t matter. If I host the worst Oscar show in the history of the Oscars, like, why do I care?

Franco will be assisted by Anne Hathaway as co-host, so even if he faints dead away, there will be someone there to read the next line.