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
adored
He was my brother; that is the most I can say. I just adored him. It's too big a hole.
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That is someone who follows the teachings of the nonviolent Jesus and takes the gospel personally, and then pays the price. I fall into that category.
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All of his movies had a profound effect on my life, in my work and all of my generation, ... He transcended cinema acting. It was no longer acting, it was human behavior.
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At least you've got the acting president of the United States. I think you know what I do for a living, but this is what I do to stay alive.
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There were no car chases or fires or special effects. The action was in the word ... The only real doubt we had was whether or not it would work on network television.
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It's a little strange being singled out. I'm one of about a dozen people in an ensemble cast and they're all wonderful.
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I started caddying when I was nine years old at a very exclusive country club in Dayton, Ohio. And I saw how the other half lived, if you will.
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I?m just not qualified. You?re mistaking celebrity for credibility.
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No, no, I never despair, because George Bush is not running the universe. He may be running the United States, he may be running the military, he may be running even the world, but he is not running the universe, he is not running the human heart.
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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 self-focused.
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Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow.
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While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.
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Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself.
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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.