“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
“Well, it was interesting because when I was going to do it the first time in my head was Leonardo DiCaprio [for Chris] and Marlon Brando was going to play the character that Hal Holbrook eventually played. But then when it wasn't to be and there was no promise that it ever would be I think some part of me didn't want to attach specifics to it anymore - actors or anything else - because I wanted to see it made that much more badly.” ThinkingWantFirstsWellsMadePlayCharacterWould BeWantedActorsInterestingPromiseFirst TimeLeonardoBrandoSpecifics Author:Sean Penn
“The heartbreak that it might not happen wasn't something that I wanted to face with any more weight. Then, when I got the call to go ahead I never thought for a second as I was approaching it who I would get - that would come later. Again, I think the idea was that I now had the rights to make the movie and I can start writing it but if I have to wait another 10 years before I find an actor that's right for it, I'd be very happy to do that.” IfsThinkingWritingYearsHeartI CanIdeasMightHappensWantedFacesActorsWaitingRightsWeightVery Happy 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
“Well, I'm pretty anti legends - I just don't think they're useful. So that certainly wouldn't be my intention. But will it contribute to that? Sure. Any medicine can be mis-used. But I think that there is a great courage, innocence and magic to him that more than a legend is about connection.” ThinkingWellsUsedMagicConnectionsMedicineIntentionInnocenceLegends Author:Sean Penn
“When I go to bed at night and I think of humanity at large, I think of all those things.” ThinkingNightHumanityBed 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
“I think if you want good things to happen for a country like Haiti, then you need to provide the circumstances where the Haitians can do that.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsCountryHappensCan DoCircumstancesGood ThingsHaiti Author:Sean Penn
“You need governance, but you also need a middle class, you need agriculture, they need to be able to export. I think that's probably the biggest issue, the job creation that could come with the kinds of things that Haiti has all the potential in the world to export.” ThinkingWorldNeedsKindAbleJobsClassIssuesMiddleCreationMiddle ClassAgricultureGovernanceHaitiJob Creation Author:Sean Penn
“I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.” ThinkingPainOpportunity 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
“I don't read newspapers too much , just because they tend to make me feel I have a political obligation that I think is a distraction from what my political offerings are going to be if I just make my movies.” ThinkingPoliticalObligationDistraction Author:Sean Penn
“I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.” ThinkingStillsActorsRolesSuccessfulRetired Author: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.” ThinkingWritingWellsTwoCasesSpecialDirectSpecial Places Author:Sean Penn
“I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone.” IfsThinkingWayEyeSupportRightsGayEqualShameGood TimesGrandchildrenEqual RightsGay MarriageAnticipateBansMarriage EqualityAgainst Gay Marriage Author:Sean Penn
“I still think photographers should be lashed out at. They should be put in a cage where you can poke them with a stick for a quarter. But not in a hostile way, just for giggles. They really are on the attack against mankind; it's a disease. They should be helped somewhere. But I'd still like to poke them with a stick.” ThinkingWayShouldStillsMankindDiseasePhotographySticksPhotographerQuartersCagesHostilePokeGiggle Author:Sean Penn
“That difference do you think you can make, one man in all this madness?” ThinkingMenDifferencesMadnessMental HealthOne ManRed Lines 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
“I don't think you can get away with putting your talents in a toilet bowl and not having them flushed away. Forever. There is a level of murder of one's soul and of the culture that they're supposed to be feeding vitamins to.” ThinkingSoulCultureLevelsForeverTalentMurderSupposed To BeGet AwayBowlsFeedingToiletsVitamins Author:Sean Penn
