“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
“When you get divorced, all the truths that come out, you sit there and go, 'What the f**k was I doing? What was I doing believing that this person was invested in this way?' Which is a fantastically strong humiliation in the best sense. It can make somebody very bitter and very hard and closed off, but I find it does the opposite to me.” WayBelievePersonsDoeHardStrongOppositesBitterHumiliationDivorced Author:Sean Penn
“A clearer and more conventional narrative would have helped the film without, in my opinion, lessening its beauty and its impact. Frankly, I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing there and what I was supposed to add in that context! What's more, Terry Malick himself never managed to explain it to me clearly.” TryingStillsFilmOpinionFiguresImpactAddNarrativeConventional Author:Sean Penn
“I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't have a bad moment about it. It sort of reinvigorated my interest in a lot of things. I wonder if there should be some kind of anarchy.” IfsShouldKindMomentsHouseInterestWonderMy FamilyAnarchyBurnedLiberating Author:Sean Penn
“All of us have read the stories about young people in Hollywood and all the challenges they have to confront there, and I think that artistically, I really didn't understand the commercial side of the film business, so I went back to a purely artistic setting.” PeopleThinkingStoriesFilmYoungSidesChallengesBusinessHollywoodSettingSettingsArtistic Author:Marisa Tomei
“I am really not of the school of naturalism. I like style, and you can use more style in theater than in film roles. I love to sink my teeth into a part.” UseSchoolFilmRolesStyleTheaterTeethNaturalism Author:Marisa Tomei
“I prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue.” Dialogue Author:Marisa Tomei
“I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.” ChoicesLucky Author:Marisa Tomei
“I find that protein wakes up my brain and gets me ready for the rest of my day.” BrainReadyWake UpProtein Author:Marisa Tomei
