Sean Penn no longer loves acting.
The 57-year-old Oscar-winner tells “CBS Sunday Morning” he hasn’t loved acting “for some time.”
“It can be great when you’re working with good actors or good directors or good writing as an exercise,” Penn says during his interview, which is scheduled to air on March 25. “But do I have a belief that it has a lasting value? Maybe, I could make the argument intellectually. But I don’t have a visceral – I’m not in love with that anymore.”
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Penn, who has also stepped behind the camera to direct movies like “Into The Wild” and “The Pledge”, is much more passionate about his longstanding humanitarian efforts and writing.
His debut novel Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff will be released at the end of the month, covering the actor’s contempt for Donald Trump and the #MeToo movement which he calls a “toddlers’ crusade.” Penn’s name has been mentioned in conjunction with the movement over claims of sexual assault by his former wife, Madonna.
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The actor says his book won’t be for everyone.
“You know, some people are going to get this book and some people are not going to get this book,” he declares. “Some people, I think, will really enjoy it, others will loathe it. And… and that really is what I’d like to say about me, you know?”
