Martin Sheen

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

“I think the Church is a conduit to God. The Church is not God. And I think that from the very beginning Jesus taught us that.”

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

“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.”

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

“האשימו אותי שאני בוגד, והואשמתי בכך שאני לא תמכתי בצבא. שום דבר לא יכול להיות רחוק יותר מהאמת.”

“אני אישית מתנגד להפלות, אבל אני לא אשפוט אף אחת בהקשר הזה, כי אני לא אישה ולעולם לא הייתי יכול להתמודד עם המציאות האמיתית של זה.”

“אני לא הנשיא. במקום זאת, אני נושא בתפקיד גבוה עוד יותר, זה של אזרח ארצות הברית.”

“אין סיכוי שאוכל להיות הנשיא. אתה לא יכול להיות פציפיסט בבית הלבן... אני שחקן. זה מה שאני עושה למחייתי.”

“התמכרות היא הצד האפל. היא השתקפות של ייאוש. אבל אמונה יכולה לעזור לכולנו.”

“כולנו נאבקים עם הצורך הבסיסי לדעת מה ערכנו. אהבה היא עניין נדיר כל כך.”

“אנחנו השחקנים לא באמת משנים את העולם. אנחנו משקפים אותו.”

“Well, I think that Catholicism's basic foundation of faith is personal conscience. I think it's between you and God, not you and the Church.”

“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.”

“War at this time and in this place is unwelcome, unwise, and simply wrong.”

“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.”

“You do it for yourself. You don’t expect to change the world. You don’t even expect to influence your family or your friends. You do it because you can’t not do it and be who you are. Or who you’re meant to be.”

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

“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.”

“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.”