“I don't want to lie, play games, hurt somebody, or get hurt. You can only go forward in one direction.” Quote by 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
“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 don't see myself as a different guy than I was ten years ago. I don't have aspirations to be. It's really about where you're putting your energies. That's changing a lot.” DifferentGuyEnergyAspiration Author:Sean Penn
“The greatest fear in my life was getting happy. I'm not so afraid of that anymore.” Author:Sean Penn
“There's the old notion that where there's choice, there's chaos, and where there's no choice, there's clarity. If you've got no choice, you've gotta be there, and you've gotta have your heart in it. It leads to a much less self-conscious life.” HeartChoicesChaosClarity Author:Sean Penn
“On a movie, it's always better to stay invisible as much as you can to keep things calm. I like to whisper to my cameraman, I like to whisper to my actors, and whoever else I've gotten to whisper to.” CalmInvisible Author:Sean Penn
