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While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.

Martin Sheen

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Martin Sheen
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: August 3
Actor
Environmentalist
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Peace Activist
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Dayton
Ohio
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez
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I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth. The leaders are the ones who make the decisions. The soldiers do not have the choice. I support the soldiers as human beings.
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My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
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I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.
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This supposed idyllic society we have is the most confused, warped, addicted society in the history of the world. We are addicted to power, we're addicted to our own image of ourselves, to violence, divorce, abortion, and sex.
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I never lost my faith...But like all modern Catholics, I felt for a time that I had outgrown the church. Now it is a bone of contention in my soul that I did not share my faith with my kids, as my parents did with me. It was a source of grace when I needed it. I have been greatly nurtured and inspired by my faith.
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There is no greater virtue than honesty.
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I think [Bush] would like to hand his father Saddam Hussein's head and win his approval for what happened after the Gulf War.
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Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself.
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Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow.
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We never get over our fathers, and we’re not required to. (Irish Proverb)
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Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor.
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Jim Dean and Elvis were the spokesmen for an entire generation. When I was in acting school in New York, years ago, there was a saying that if Marlon Brando changed the way people acted, then James Dean changed the way people lived. He was the greatest actor who ever lived. He was simply a genius.
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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.
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Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting.
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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.
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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.
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I don't think abortion is a good idea. 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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My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.
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I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it.
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I love my country enough to suffer its wrath.
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