Sean Penn

Actor, Author

air date: May 3, 2018

Actor and author Sean Penn talks about his film career, receiving criticism and his 2018 novel, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff.”

Sean Penn is an actor, producer, director and writer. He is best known for his roles in “Mystic River,” “I Am Sam” and “Milk.” Penn has worked on over 100 theater and film productions and has been nominated for five Academy Awards, a Directors Guild Award and a Writers Guild Award and won two Oscars. His written work has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times and The San Francisco Chronicle. His first novel is titled, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff: A Novel.”

• Full Episode
• Why he wrote a book
• Criticism
• Political allusions in his novel
• Adapting books for film

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