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...says. "But the idea that somebody was going to put 5 or 10 million dollars in a kid's pocket to direct a movie was ridiculous. 'Where are the adults?' So acting was how to get into this thing that I loved. And once I got involved as an actor I got very taken with...
After a decade as a working actor, he got to make The Indian Runner. Even now, he says, "I pretty much have some version of a great time whenever I'm directing. Acting I have a little more trouble with. An actor for hire is dependent on the ability of others. And when you dedicate yourself to something, and it starts bursting leaks all over the place, you find yourself--chastened. You've spent the better part of three months away from family. And then you're stuck. It's happened several times...
...Shanghai Surprise, with his then wife Madonna. Penn's boredom with the role showed--his performance was its own sit-down strike--and, truth to tell, he's not often comfortable in comedic roles (We're No Angels) or romantic ones (Up at the Villa). "America's Best Actor" is also America's most actor-y actor; his technique is out front for all to applaud; his dark psychic energy can lead viewers to admiring him rather than understanding the character. That's why roles that allow him to strut his rough anxiety--as in Dead Man Walking and Sweet...
...surprising that Penn would immerse himself in research and invective on his country's political life; as an actor, he's been an obsessive study. To cue his character's depression, for example, he used to place a watered-down Coke in a scene. "Watered-down Coke is always a disappointing taste for me." Now, Penn says, "I can find that disappointment internally, so I can be more flexible. The less you need tangibly, the freer you are to access emotions. It's always about freeing yourself. It's always about getting your head out of the mirror...
KELSEY GRAMMER Republican for Senate The actor last month told Fox News his aspirations include being "Senator of whatever state I was living...