SEAN PENN - PENN SHUNS POLITICS

PENN SHUNS POLITICS

Outspoken actor SEAN PENN has dismissed speculation he's eyeing a career in politics because he fears his public relations skills may let him down. The Oscar winner recently sparked outrage in Canada when he defied a smoking ban and often struggles to convey a positive image at public events. Now he's ruled out politics, because he'd struggle to keep up a polite pretence so long. He says, "You know what the honest truth is? I don't want to. "It's hard enough to go out there and party at a film festival and shake so many hands and smile, you know? I mean, forget it."