Sean Penn recalls his 'terrible'Fast Times at Ridgemont Highaudition

Unthinkable as it may be,Fast Times at Ridgemont Highvery nearly happened withoutSean Penn.

Not because I thought I was so good, but because I thought the rest were not so good.

And that gave me an awful lot of confidence."

“I read this part and I thought, ‘I know this thing,'” Penn continues.

“But this was true of all auditions.

I resented every audition, and hence I was terrible at it…

I wanted them to just give it to me, trust me.”

“The people involved in this, it’s all people you know,” Penn says.

“I don’t know if it’s a secret, but I have to leave it.

It’s Dane’s thing.”

Proceeds from the table read will supportCORE, Penn’s charity that is currently working to provide COVID-19 relief.

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