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I was backstage, volunteering at a Howard Dean speech during the last election. Sean Penn was there with Jessamyn's uncle, who was very pleased to meet me when I walked up to introduce myself as one of Jessamyn's friends.
Sean Penn avoided eye contact with most of us, most of the day. He was happy to talk to the politicians and celebrities who congregated backstage, but he just didn't want anything to do with the rest of us.
Regardless of that, 2/3 of the way through the evening, I walked up to him and stuck out my hand and said, "I just wanted to tell you how much I respect your work." He gave me the limpest handshake you can imagine, looked mostly at the ground, and mumbled something I couldn't hear.
Nice fellow.
