Sean Penn: “Actors Are Kind Of Canaries In The Coalmine Emotionally”

Actor Sean Penn says he is aware that he can be a difficult person to like, and puts blame on “arrogant” directors who don’t respect actors.

“There’ve been several times I’ve worked with directors who I felt might have found a different job description, and perhaps weren’t the storytellers that their initial meetings with each of us actors might have indicated,” Sean Penn said.

“Actors are kind of canaries in the coalmine emotionally, and you have to go to whatever place is necessary inside yourself. If you don’t have somebody there who at least respects that — most of what I was referring to is that the arrogance goes further than charm,” Sean Penn said, adding: “I am aware that I can be a difficult person to like from afar.”