Sean Penn

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Strap yourself in for a chat with one of the greats. Two time Academy Award winner Sean Penn pays his first visit to "Happy Sad Confused" to spread the good word about his debut novel, "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff". In this conversation, Penn opens up about the reasons he's turning away from acting for the solitary pursuit that is writing. But of course Josh takes the opportunity to explore some of Penn's most notable collaborations, from Woody Allen to David Fincher. Plus Penn reminisces about random phone calls from Marlon Brando, the importance of his mentor, Jack Nicholson, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Happy Say Confused, Sean Penn on his debut novel,
0:11.1	giving up acting and just being Sean fucking pen guys.
0:15.0	Hey everybody, I'm Josh Harrow, it's welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused.
0:20.0	I'm sorry for the profanity right off the bat but it's Sean Penn guys
0:24.8	Sean effing Penn.
0:26.6	Flying solo for the podcast intro today Sammy is otherwise occupied sad to say
0:31.3	because I need someone to talk to about this.
0:34.0	I, Sean Penn just left my office.
0:37.0	We had a lovely chat.
0:39.0	I was nervous about this one.
0:40.0	Last time I was this nervous was Jane Fonda Lily Lily Tomlin and you know similar to those to you
0:47.3	know icons and they are icons.
0:50.3	Sean Penn is an icon and he did intimidating dude. I've never spoken to him before.
0:54.7	We cover a lot of this conversation. His new book is called Bob Honey who just do stuff. It is out right now.
1:00.5	It's a quick read, it's a fun bizarre read, it almost defies description.
1:06.0	It's a novel about a septic tank salesman slash assassin. It deals with very topical issues. You know it touches a
1:17.4	little bit on me too and our crazy commander-in-chief perhaps and and it's out there it's it's it's you're gonna like Sean Penn I think
1:27.0	you're gonna either love this thing or it's just not gonna be for you but if you do
1:30.0	want to sit and luxurate in Sean Penn's brain for a few hours, this is the best way to do it.
1:38.0	Besides listening to this podcast, of course, it's to go out and buy Bob Honey who just do stuff.
1:43.0	Sean is very passionate about this new project,
1:46.0	and we talk at length about that and why he is focusing on writing right now.
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