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

Martin Sheen
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More Quotes By Martin Sheen
  1. 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.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. The line between spontaneity and stupidity can be very thin.

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