Sean Penn

Well, I think that when you direct a movie or write it. And in the case of the two movies I did, I wrote and directed, they occupy a special place for you. ↗

— Sean Penn

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What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts. ↗

— Sean Penn

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Yeah, I had a tremendous time shooting in Nebraska. I like that state a lot, all over it. ↗

— Sean Penn

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Yeah, I had actually tried to stop acting before I made Dead Man Walking. ↗

— Sean Penn

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You try to do your best at what you're getting paid for. ↗

— Sean Penn

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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. ↗

— Sean Penn

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I think life's an irrational obsession. ↗

— Sean Penn

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