Sean Penn quotes - page 2

There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged. (Sean Penn)
My favorite thing to do is not act - it's that simple. View quote
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Thank you. If there's one thing that actors know, other than that there weren't any WMDs, it's that there is no such thing as best in acting. And That's proven by these great actors that I was nominated with as well as the - as well as the Giamattis, Cages, Downey Jrs., Nicholsons, etc. that were not nominated. We know how great all of you were. My daughter Dylan and son Hopper find it presumptuous and embarrassing to write a speech, and so I'm gonna give it a go without. God, I really thank Clint Eastwood professionally and humanly for coming into my life. The great, great cast that I had to work with, my friends. Where do you go? Dennis Lehane, Brian Helgeland, Ma. Dad. Robin, for being an undying emotional inspiration on this rollercoaster I'm learning to enjoy. Thank you all very much. View quote
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That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's pure, it means that they do too. View quote
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So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in. View quote
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I think life's an irrational obsession. View quote
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Oh, I'm a big-mouth. I said a lot of things. View quote
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You try to do your best at what you're getting paid for. View quote
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On any movie I'm involved with, I say what I think. View quote
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I don't have any particular excitement about working with any specific director or actor at this point. View quote
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There's not a lot of good movies being made. (Sean Penn)
I'm not a breakfast eater. View quote
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If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game. View quote
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Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You can't help but laugh a little, because you've already seen a lot of these movies 482 times. View quote
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I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much. View quote
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What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts. View quote
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Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that. View quote
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I am a Justin Timberlake fan. View quote
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Putting something in a movie because it's in the news doesn't make it political to me. If you're not going outside the same old, same old, if you're not pushing the envelope, then you're not doing anything. A good movie is a political thing. View quote
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I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies. View quote
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Somewhere along the line, the actions of this government are the actions of me. (Sean Penn)
I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments. View quote
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When I was growing up and somebody like Robert De Niro had a movie come out, it was a cultural event. Because he had such a confidence and a single mission that was so intimate. View quote
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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. View quote
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Haiti kind of gets a hold of you. View quote
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