Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen
Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez, better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American actor who first became known for his roles in the films, The Subject Was Rosesand Badlands, and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role in Apocalypse Now...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 August 1940
CityDayton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
golf play
Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself.
fighting cost left
We have to fight for something. It has to cost us. Our lives, our faith, have to cost us something; otherwise we're left to question its value.
perseverance pain people
People, although having their own cross to carry, can minister to others through their own pain.
vegetables people trying
On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.
journey finding-yourself growth
If you are on an honest journey to find yourself, you'll find God.
way because-i-can ifs
I act because I can't seem to live with myself if I do not. I don't know any other way to be. It isn't something you can explain; it is just something that you do; it is something that you are.
recovery accomplishment addiction
My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.
bombs generations should
We are the generation that brought the bomb in. We have got to be the generation that should take it out.
justice firsts social
My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
mistake night house
I don't like scary films. I watched Psycho for the first time recently, alone in the house at night. That was a mistake. I had to call my friend to come over.
father son accomplishment
No father could ever be prouder of his son. I hold Charlie's accomplishments dearer than my own. He has been through so much and overcome so much more. Even if he weren't my son he'd still be my best friend.
honesty virtue greater
There is no greater virtue than honesty.
golf eight people
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.
white house president
Theres no way that I could be the president. You cant have a pacifist in the White House... Im an actor. This is what I do for a living.