Martin Sheen Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“We (actors) don't really change the world. We reflect it... but Washington really changes the world.”

“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.”

“I'm one of those cliff-hanging Catholics. I don't believe in God, but I do believe that Mary was his mother.”

“The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.”

“I do it 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.”