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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sean Penn<\/strong><\/a> is reflecting on his career.<\/p>\n The 63-year-old actor recently said in an interview with The New York Times<\/a><\/em> that he would not be able to play Harvey Milk<\/strong> in 2008\u2032s acclaimed Milk<\/em> today when looking back on his filmography.<\/p>\n While he said it was \u201cthe last time I had a good time\u201d on a film set, and that \u201cI went 15 years miserable on sets,\u201d he said he could not star in the film today as straight actors playing queer characters has become a controversial move.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo. It could not happen in a time like this,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a time of tremendous overreach. It\u2019s a timid and artless policy toward the human imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n Regarding his 15 miserable years on film sets, he said it was because he felt like \u201can actor who is playing a leading role and is a known actor and is being paid well [and] has a leadership position on a film and you\u2019ve got to show up with energy and be a bodyguard for the director in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was faking my way through that stuff and that was exhausting,\u201d he went on. \u201cMostly what I thought was just, \u2018What time is it? When are we going to get off?\u2019\u2026I was sure it was done, but I didn\u2019t know how I was going to keep my house running or travel freely or things like that if I stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n Sean Penn <\/strong>also addressed the rumor he abused Madonna<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n