Martin Sheen

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

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

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.

You do it for yourself. You don__ expect to change the world. You don__ even expect to influence your family or your friends. You do it because you can__ not do it and be who you are. Or who you__e meant to be.

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.

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

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.

The line between spontaneity and stupidity can be very thin.

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.