While discussing actors he considers his peers on a podcast recently, Oscar-winner Sean Penn took the conversation in a somewhat unexpected direction. He didn’t mention fellow Oscar-winner Daniel Day Lewis, to whom many often compare him. He reached back to a very long ago co-star with whom he says he still has a very friendly relationship.

Sean Penn, in his recent appearances on "The Louis Theroux," podcast, praised Jennifer Lawrence, dubbing her with an unique epithet. In his conversation with host Louis Theroux, the "Interpreter "actor expressed admiration for some of his fellow actors,