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“I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.” quote by Sean Penn — Download Open image

“I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.”

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That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's pure, it means that they do too.

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In between, I go broke because I seem to do movies where you're not paid a lot as an actor.

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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.

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Marriage ain't easy, but it's great most of the time.

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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…

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