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Article: Penn's art
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 13, 2003
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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