In short form I'll say it was an approach to the family and to [author] Jon Krakauer that then led to me… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the people of… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
When you act in a film, you're inevitably surrounded by people you didn't choose, right down to the set painter. I like… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I do not believe in a simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil. I believe this is a big world full… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I consider myself fortunate that in my home, acting or the creative arts were a good option. This was a respected tour… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned, except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
My greatest interest in it was certainly not to avoid those things that were going to be controversial about the family but… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
A SWAT team surrounded my house and came in every door. But it happened because on the day that we split up, Madonna developed… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
A clearer and more conventional narrative would have helped the film without, in my opinion, lessening its beauty and its impact. Frankly, I'm still… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's pure, it means that they do too. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
In between, I go broke because I seem to do movies where you're not paid a lot as an actor. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role; I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You can't help but laugh a little, because you've already seen a lot of these movies… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a different guy than I was ten years ago. I don't have aspirations to be. It's really about where… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Well, the kind of central question: "Do you want to live - and I don't mean stay alive - do you want to feel… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Haiti, like any place, has its security problems; it has a great challenge in terms of establishing a kind of globally acceptable rule of… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
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