Article: Penn's art

Penn's art, life intersect

Actor immerses himself in meaty roles as well as causes

By SHAWN HUBLER Los Angeles Times

Monday, October 13, 2003

Mill Valley, Calif. -- Sean Penn is talking about work and life and these past 12 controversial months.

"E.L. Doctorow had a quote I've used a lot of times," Penn said, "that the responsibility of the artist is to know the time in which he lives."

It has been a year since Penn's visit to Iraq unexpectedly turned him into the face of the anti-war movement. The courts are still

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