“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 a horrible contribution.” PeopleThinkingWorldDegreesBillsHorribleContributionBin Laden Author:Sean Penn
“I can tell you that my contribution based on my interpretation of the book is unchanged. The other things, in terms of doing the research and following the trail of it, were probably pretty similar to what I would have done then. I think that what makes me celebrate that it took the 10 years is the various other people and contributors that I ended up having on board.” PeopleThinkingYearsI CanBookDoneTermResearchVariousFollowingCelebrateBoardsContributionInterpretationTrailsContributors Author:Sean Penn
“I can't imagine being quite as lucky at any other time - I certainly never have been before. That goes right down from my producing partners to people like Eddie Vedder. But the two things that make me feel that this was meant to be now and not before was that the story itself has more resonance today - I find it a more important story today than it was then - and Emile.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensI CanTwoImportantStoriesTodayImagineLuckyPartnersTwo ThingsMeant To BeResonanceWere Meant To Be Author:Sean Penn
“Jon Krakauer had documented it very accurately and very well but this kid made a real impression on people, and likewise they on him. To talk to them was very moving in many cases because they talk about him like they saw him yesterday. In most cases they knew this kid for a couple of weeks in their whole life and he just lasted with them.” PeopleWellsMadeRealWholeKidsMovingCasesSawsWeekCoupleWhole LifeYesterdayImpressionMoving InVery Moving Author:Sean Penn
“The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that first and say yes to people like Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen when they come and offer you movies. It's a great front row seat to filmmaking.” PeopleGivingFirstsYoungActorsSuccessfulAdviceFrontsOffersDirectorsVersionsSeatsFilmmakingWoodyMovie Actors Author:Sean Penn
“Whatever I was able to do with those experiences certainly contribute to whatever I'm able to do as a director. The corruption in that is that most of what I acted in the last 10 years was to steal film school time from these guys. Those were the people I thought I could learn from as a director.” PeopleYearsAbleSchoolLastsFilmGuyDirectorsCorruptionStealingFilm SchoolSchool Time Author:Sean Penn
“I don't believe there are climate skeptics. I think there are people who indulge in a culture of what can be reduced to Fox network thinking. That has nothing to do with the politics that apply to the protection of quality of life in any sense. It's like talking to a member of a cult.” PeopleThinkingBelieveCultureQualityTalkingMembersClimateDon't BelieveProtectionFoxesCultIndulgeQuality Of LifeSkepticIndulge In Author:Sean Penn
“When you act in a film, you're inevitably surrounded by people you didn't choose, right down to the set painter. I like being able to pick the family I'm waking up to in the morning that's going to make this group effort to tell a story that applies to what's interesting to me at that stage in my life.” PeopleStoriesAbleFilmInterestingEffortMorningGroupsStagePicksWake UpPainterWakingGroup Effort Author:Sean Penn
“Today, maturity is a word I associate with spirituality. It's one of those words that cause people to change their voice. When your voice gets higher because of what you're saying, there's a problem. To me, the conflict of life is part of the joy of life. There's got to be a recognition of the friction that exists. Maturity seems somehow about getting careful. I don't want to be careful.” PeopleProblemTodayJoySpiritualityConflictCarefulRecognitionMaturityBe CarefulJoy Of LifeGetting High Author:Sean Penn
“Bukowski said, "I know I'm good, so I like that people think I'm bad, because it gives me a dimension, effortlessly."” PeopleThinkingGiving Author:Sean Penn
“Reputations are maintained by the outside world, and they're created by it, too, by and large. And they serve as a hell of a device for privacy, because the more people look for something that's not there, the less chance they have of violating who you are. It's like going out there with a mask on, without having to exercise your upper body to put it on.” PeopleWorldChanceHellExerciseWho You AreReputationPrivacyMask Author:Sean Penn
“Love is a mess, at best, and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try to attach to it.” PeopleTryingRealLove IsFiguresMessSpiteReal Love Author:Sean Penn
“I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the people of Venezuela.” PeopleLostPresidentBlessedMy ThoughtsVenezuelaLost FriendChavez Author:Sean Penn
“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 encourage people to believe in the work they do. You're told to second-guess yourself all the time. That's where I think a little hostility and arrogance can save you. And I've never been lacking for either.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLittlesReasonCultureSellsArroganceFraudLackingHostility Author:Sean Penn
“Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that.” PeopleFeelsArtHunger Author:Sean Penn
