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.

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.

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

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.