The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor.… — 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… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I can tell you that my contribution based on my interpretation of the book is unchanged. The other things, in terms of… — 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
One of the reasons people sell out so quickly is because even the talented think they're frauds. It's a culture that doesn't… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Today, maturity is a word I associate with spirituality. It's one of those words that cause people to change their voice. When… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I love stories about people who are smart enough to know that what they're doing is destroying them, but that knowing that… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Reputations are maintained by the outside world, and they're created by it, too, by and large. And they serve as a hell… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Love is a mess, at best, and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Bukowski said, "I know I'm good, so I like that people think I'm bad, because it gives me a dimension, effortlessly." — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Whatever I was able to do with those experiences certainly contribute to whatever I'm able to do as a director. The corruption… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I don't believe there are climate skeptics. I think there are people who indulge in a culture of what can be reduced… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
There is a strength of character in the people who have, by and large, never experienced comfort. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Jon Krakauer had documented it very accurately and very well but this kid made a real impression on people, and likewise they… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I can't imagine being quite as lucky at any other time - I certainly never have been before. That goes right down… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Selling a movie feels like a hustle to every bone in my body. Many actors have careers dominated by modeling. They're all… — 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
