Oscar-winning Sean Penn refuses selfies and large gatherings

Actor Sean Penn admits he despises selfies and avoids public events with more than eight people. This is why he skipped the Oscars ceremony where he won his third Academy Award for "Mystic River".

American actor Sean Penn is known not only for his Oscar wins but also for his unconventional approach to life. Variety reports that Penn categorically refuses selfies and avoids any public gatherings with more than eight people.

This principle led him to skip the recent Oscars ceremony, despite winning the Best Supporting Actor award for "Mystic River", his third Oscar in his career.

Explaining his stance on selfies, Penn made an extremely forceful statement: "Even if a Holocaust survivor grandmother came to me with her six-year-old grandchild in a wheelchair, the answer would still be a definite no." This comment illustrates just how unwavering the actor's position is on this matter.