Sean Penn is thinking about "taking up arms against Russia".
Sean Penn has thought about fighting in Ukraine
The 61-year-old actor has considered the option of returning to Ukraine to fight amid Vladimir Putin's invasion after spending time in the country documenting the war.
Speaking to Hollywood Authentic, he said: "If you've been in Ukraine [fighting] has to cross your mind.
"And you kind of think what century is this? Because I was at the gas station in Brentwood the other day and I'm now thinking about taking up arms against Russia? What the f*** is going on?"
The Oscar-winning star admitted the "only possible reason" he'd have remained in Ukraine would have been to join the war effort on the frontline.
He added: "The only possible reason for me staying in Ukraine longer last time would've been for me to be holding a rifle, probably without body armour, because as a foreigner, you would want to give that body armour to one of the civilian fighters who doesn't have it or to a fighter with more skills than I have, or to a younger man or woman who could fight for longer or whatever."
Sean also reflected on meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "the day before the invasion".
He said: "It struck me that I was now looking at a guy who knew that he had to rise to the ultimate level of human courage and leadership. I think he found out that he was born to do that."
Last month, Sean confessed to being startled by what he witnessed on the border between Poland and Ukraine.
He shared: "We had the luxury of being able to abandon a rented vehicle on the side of the road.
"This was a startling thing to me; it was mostly women and children, some in groups and some just a mother and her child, in almost all of those cars.
"In some cases, the father was dropping them off and returning, because we know that from 18 to 60, men are not to leave, they're to stay in the resistance against Russia."
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