Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic Riverand the biopic Milk...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 August 1960
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
struggle actors fuel
You're always having to live more to fuel something new. It's an obligation to yourself and to the audience. The personal baggage that comes with being a known actor just adds to that struggle.
actors broke paid
In between, I go broke because I seem to do movies where you're not paid a lot as an actor.
people acting actors
I love acting, truly my favorite people are actors.
actors shampoo modeling
I'll tell you what I probably would prefer to happen less and less: actors that I know and respect in shampoo ads. Or modeling.
directing-movies directors actors
I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.
directors actors excitement
I don't have any particular excitement about working with any specific director or actor at this point.
across directors lucky rare stumble
These are the rare directors who come along, and you're lucky if you stumble across one as an actor.
lied operated truth
I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.
along government somewhere
Somewhere along the line, the actions of this government are the actions of me.
amusement apart oneself tearing
tearing oneself apart for the amusement of the audience.
frustrated somebody
I'm always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.
energy rhythm true worked
I live in the energy and rhythm of the character. To some degree, that's true of every actor I've worked with.
common form highest might stardom
Turning one's back on stardom might be the highest form of common sense. One that I would aspire to be more complete with.
craft later natural rather somebody
Craft comes into acting later rather than sooner. I was somebody who had to learn through a process - a natural actor doesn't need to.