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" I am a limousine liberal. "
Sean Penn
Liberal
I Am
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" I consider myself fortunate that in my home, acting or the creative arts were a good option. This was a respected tour of duty in my family. Acting wasn't something that was left to tragic bohemians. But we weren't a family that obsessed on cinema. "
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" I've been a road-rat since I got my driver's licence at 16, so I've probably gone across America 20 times. "
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" The bottom line is, you love your wife, you do your best with that. "
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" I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth. "
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" I'm a huge Woody Allen fan. Good movie, bad movie, it doesn't matter - I just like his movies. "
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" There are a few directors around who I have some excitement about spending my $7 at the theatre watching their movies. "
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" I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned, except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't have a bad moment about it. It sort of reinvigorated my interest in a lot of things. "
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" Marriage ain't easy, but it's great most of the time. "
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Most
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