Quotes by Sean Penn

“Family makes me feel theres a reason Im alive... Im feeling my life, which I didnt always do partly because Id be drunk a lot.”

“Its human to want to get your hands in it.”

“tearing oneself apart for the amusement of the audience.”

“These are the rare directors who come along, and youre lucky if you stumble across one as an actor.”

“Its a tough story, but I think it has a lot more than grimness to offer...its what we are experiencing in our lifetime.”

“There are some cigarette burns in some funny places.”

“You tolerate me, you really tolerate me. [Accepting his Independent Spirit Award]”

When everything gets answered, its fake.

There is a strength of character in the people who have, by and large, never experienced comfort.

Weve let the blade of our innocence dull over time, and its only in innocence that you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage.

Im a huge Woody Allen fan. Good movie, bad movie, it doesnt matter - I just like his movies.

That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and its pure, it means that they do too.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. Its just figuring out what to do with it.

Child-rearing is my main interest now. Im a hands-on father.

“When everything gets answered, its fake.”