“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
“Well, the kind of central question: "Do you want to live - and I don't mean stay alive - do you want to feel your life while you're living it?" You know, there's somewhere to go that was here before we were and is going to be here after us, so get out there in it. It doesn't take somebody who's got some self-important sense of their own attachment to nature to recognise that you're just stupid if you don't go out there.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsWellsKindMeanImportantSelfAliveStupidAttachmentRecogniseStaying Alive 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
“At this stage, what would be rewarding would be for audiences to want to watch.” WantWould BeWatchesAudienceStage Author:Sean Penn
“I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments.” KnowsWantRealWorryCreativeCarPaymentCreative FreedomCar Payments Author:Sean Penn
“The major studios are by and large banks, and they give you what is by and large a loan to make a movie. Like banks, they want their money back plus.” WantGivingMajorsStudiosPlusLoan Author:Sean Penn
