sean penn is a hypocrite.

[DeadNotSleeping]

Marks said:

DeadNotSleeping said:

"sean penn is all anti gun,but yet he stars in a movie called the gunman. I mean how hypocritical can one be?"

Many actors are attracted to roles in which they must play characters very different from themselves. This is not an example of hypocrisy, but an example of an actor being true to his craft.

So it would be cool for an anti-drug person to shoot up heroin on screen, or a devout atheist to play a preist? I get what you're saying it's just acting, but it's sad that someone is making a living off something they are against. 

Yes, it is cool for an anti-drug person to "shoot up heroin" on screen or a devout atheist to play a priest.  Neither is an example of hypocrisy.  There are those who refuse roles which are opposed to their beliefs, but that decision is, at best, supereragotory (morally praiseworthy but not morally obligatory).