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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a commitment to personal growth and social justice through one's craft.
In this quote, Martin Sheen reflects on his identity as an actor and activist, emphasizing that he is on a continuous journey of learning and service. He views his life as a pilgrimage towards freedom, using his talents to contribute positively to society and make the best of the time he has been given.
In practice
In a motivational speech about finding purpose in your life, this quote could be used to inspire others to pursue their passions.
Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.
While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.
When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.
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.
My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.
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.
In my limited experience, shows are like children. You can teach them manners and dress them in little sailor suits, but in the end, they're going to be who they're going to be.
As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical.
It's so easy to call something a Jewish story or a gay story or a woman's story. Aesthetically, if a story is not universal, it has failed. Your obligation is to the story. One rule creatively, and emotionally, is its universality.
Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players. ... I have 10 or so, and thats a lot. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them.
True alchemy lies in this formula: ‘Your memory and your senses are but the nourishment of your creative impulse’.
The effects of good music are not just because it's new; on the contrary music strikes us more the more familiar we are with it.
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