Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that.
Sean PennI 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.
Sean PennBukowski said, "I know I'm good, so I like that people think I'm bad, because it gives me a dimension, effortlessly."
Sean PennI 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.
Sean PennWhen you act in a film, you're inevitably surrounded by people you didn't choose, right down to the set painter. I like being able to pick the family I'm waking up to in the morning that's going to make this group effort to tell a story that applies to what's interesting to me at that stage in my life.
Sean Penn