Sean Penn

I am a limousine liberal.

Hal Holbrook was in one of my first television movies when I was about 18 or 19. He'd made such a strong impression on me and a lasting one in terms of what being an actor was.

I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.