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I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't have a bad moment about it. It sort of reinvigorated my interest in a lot of things. I wonder if there should be some kind of anarchy.

Sean Penn

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Sean Penn
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 17
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