Quotes by Martin Sheen

About Martin Sheen:

Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez is an American actor who first achieved fame with roles in the films Badlands (1973) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
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I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try... at age 65!

Martin Sheen

Kids don't always stop to judge or analyze a new experience unless the adults around them react strongly. Otherwise, they just take in the experience and move on to the next one.

Martin Sheen

Just open your eyes! I thought. These desperate poor are your gurus.

Martin Sheen

The line between spontaneity and stupidity can be very thin.

Martin Sheen

When an actor reaches down into his emotional well and pulls up a deeply personal response, the audience can sense something special is going on. They may not know exactly what they're seeing, but they recognize it as authentic.

Martin Sheen

We never get over our fathers, and we’re not required to. (Irish Proverb)

Martin Sheen

I became an actor because it was my clumsy attempt to become myself.

Martin Sheen

I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century.

Martin Sheen

And there are so many people in the third world suffering so horribly right now, and we are so focused on ourselves and our culture that a lot of things are showing up in our culture that are making it impossible for us to focus on others. We're so s...

Martin Sheen

Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself.

Martin Sheen

I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.

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I don't think that people in America are really given enough information about the Third World.

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I just think that the only way we come to ourselves is through each other.

Martin Sheen

I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us.

Martin Sheen

My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.

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There's no way that I could be the president. You can't have a pacifist in the White House... I'm an actor. This is what I do for a living.

Martin Sheen

George W Bush is like a bad comic working the crowd, a moron, if you'll pardon the expression.

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Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.

Martin Sheen

I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

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I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that regard because I am not a woman and I could never face the actual reality of it.

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Author Bio

  • NameMartin Sheen
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • AliasesRamón Antonio Gerardo Estévez
  • BornAugust 3, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor