PENN'S QUIET UPBRINGING

Last updated: Tuesday, June 6, 2006

PENN'S QUIET UPBRINGING

Oscar-winner SEAN PENN was a silent loner when he was a child.

SEAN PENN at the AFI Fest 2005 Presented By Audi Gala For 'Sorry, Haters' at the Arclight Theatre. Los Angeles, California - 07.11.05

The DEAD MAN WALKING actor remembers sharing numerous conversations with himself, but he struggled to open up verbally to his peers.

He says, "I don't think that I really spoke outside my home till I was five.

"I remember plenty of conversations, but they were all with myself. If I ever felt loneliness, it was in a group.

"When I realised that people could not see into me - that bothered me, I wanted to be transparent, so as to be understood.

Despite now being a massive movie star, Penn felt no need to show off at a young age, he just wanted people to know he was a good person.

"I knew that my intentions were good. It seem to me I could give a lot more and be more productive with people who could see who I was.

"I didn't want to have to be funny. I didn't want to have to be flawless. I wanted to be able to know my heart was in the right place and not do a big song and dance to display it."

| Tuesday, June 6, 2006

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