Martin Sheen movie quotes

“- Roxanne Sarrault: Do you know why you can never step into the same river twice?
- Willard: Yeah, 'cause it's always moving.”
Aurore Clément - Roxanne Sarrault
Martin Sheen - Captain Benjamin L. Willard

“Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one. Brought it up to me like room service. It was a real choice mission, and when it was over, I never wanted another.”
Martin Sheen - Captain Benjamin L. Willard

“You're more than the shoes on your feet or the designer dress on your back. You're more than the purse you carry or the money inside. You and I are more than the stuff, more than the things in our lives. Somewhere between our things and our stuff is us. I don't wanna lose us.”

Martin Sheen - Jack

“When all the world is mind, I will personally fry your lard-ass.”

Martin Sheen - Jason Wynn

“- Bob Collier: I think you should leave for for your own good, I think it's the right thing to do, and it's my responsibility as a father. Once you're away from here, and had time to think about, I think you'll agree.
- Jeremy Collier: I don't want it.
- Bob Collier: Well, I want you to have it.
- Jeremy Collier: No, you don't. You want me to...” (continue)(continue reading)
Martin Sheen - Bob Collier
Emilio Estevez - Jeremy Collier

“We are never quite prepared for so many to die. Oh, we do expect the occasional empty chair. A salute to fallen comrades. But this war goes on and on and the men die and the price gets ever higher. We are prepared to loose some of us, but we are never prepared to loose all of us.”
Martin Sheen - Gen. Robert E. Lee

“- Captain Benjamin L. Willard: Terminate the Colonel?
- General Corman: He's out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field commanding troops.
- Jerry, Civilian: Terminate with extreme prejudice.
- Colonel Lucas: You understand, Captain, that this mission...” (continue)(continue reading)
Martin Sheen - Captain Benjamin L. Willard
G.D. Spradlin - General Corman
Jerry Ziesmer - Jerry, Civilian
Harrison Ford - Colonel Lucas

“- Charlene 'Charlie' McGee: Where's my father?
- Captain Hollister: He's fine. He's happy, and he sends his love, and he wants you to cooperate with us.
- Charlene 'Charlie' McGee: You're a liar!
- Captain Hollister: Now, what kinda talk is that from a nice little girl like you?
- Charlene 'Charlie' McGee: Go to Hell!”
Drew Barrymore - Charlene 'Charlie' McGee
Martin Sheen - Captain Hollister

“In a war there are many moments for compassion and tender action. There are many moments for ruthless action, what is often called ruthless, what may in many circumstances be only clarity, seeing clearly what there is to be done and doing it, directly, quickly, awake, looking at it.”
Martin Sheen - Captain Benjamin L. Willard

“- President Andrew Shepherd: When we're out of the office, and alone, you can call me Andy.
- A.J. MacInerney: I beg your pardon, sir?
- President Andrew Shepherd: You were the best man at my wedding, for crying out loud. Call me Andy.
- A.J. MacInerney: Whatever you say, Mr. President.”
Michael Douglas - President Andrew Shepherd
Martin Sheen - A.J. MacInerney

“- Mahatma Gandhi: I've traveled so far. And all I've done is come back... home.
- Walker: Now, wait a minute. You know what you're going to do, don't you?
- Mahatma Gandhi: It would have been very uncivil of me to let you make such a long trip for nothing!”
Ben Kingsley - Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Sheen - Walker

“- President Andrew Shepherd: I'm going over to her house. I'm going to stand outside her door until she let's me in, and I'm not leaving 'til I get her back.
- A.J. MacInerney: How are you going to do that, sir?
- President Andrew Shepherd: Well, I haven't worked that out yet, but I'm sure groveling will be involved.”
Michael Douglas - President Andrew Shepherd
Martin Sheen - A.J. MacInerney

“- Warren Lasky: Think of the history of the next forty years...
- Cdr. Richard Owens: I have a suspicion history will be a little more difficult to beat, than you imagine Mr. Lasky.”
Martin Sheen - Warren Lasky
James Farentino - Cdr. Richard Owens

“Your mission was to free this army from the enemy cavalry and report any movement by the enemy's main body. That mission was not fulfilled. You left here with no word of your movement or movement of the enemy for several days. Meanwhile, we were engaged here and drawn into battle without adequate knowledge of the enemy's strength or position,...” (continue)(continue reading)

Martin Sheen - Gen. Robert E. Lee

“Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow.”
Martin Sheen - Carl Fox

“- Jeremy Collier: It's not that I'm asking for the car...
- Bob Collier: Hm?
- Jeremy Collier: ...But you know, Jesus didn't have a job.
- Bob Collier: That's right. He didn't have a car either, and he walked everywhere.”
Emilio Estevez - Jeremy Collier
Martin Sheen - Bob Collier

“- President René Jean D'Astier: In my country, a guest at the palace of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette would soon find their head in a guillotine if they made the impertinent gesture of dancing without so much as a by-your-leave from the King and the Queen.
- A.J. MacInerney: I bet no one accused Louis of being soft on crime.
- Sydney Ellen Wade...” (continue)(continue reading)
Clement von Franckenstein - President René Jean D'Astier
Martin Sheen - A.J. MacInerney
Annette Bening - Sydney Ellen Wade
Michael Douglas - President Andrew Shepherd

“- Capt. Matthew Yelland: If the United States falls under attack our job is to defend her in the past, present and future.
- Warren Lasky: And after that?
- Capt. Matthew Yelland: After that, we take our orders from the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces.”
Kirk Douglas - Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen - Warren Lasky

“- Capt. Matthew Yelland: Lasky, you've been a pain-in-the-ass... but I'm glad to have known you.
- Warren Lasky: Thank you, Captain. I appreciate that.
- Capt. Matthew Yelland: Good luck to you.”
Kirk Douglas - Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen - Warren Lasky

“I need your support, I need your expertise, I need your input, and most importantly, I need your money.”

Martin Sheen - Greg Stillson

“- Mahatma Gandhi: You intend to walk all the way?
- Walker: It's the only way I can get the story. Besides, my name is Walker.”
Ben Kingsley - Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Sheen - Walker

- Bob Collier: I know you had a rough time over there.
- Jeremy Collier: "Over there"! You can't even say it.
- Bob Collier: What?
- Jeremy Collier: Vietnam!
Martin Sheen - Bob Collier
Emilio Estevez - Jeremy Collier

“- Jeremy Collier: I'm not having dinner
- Bob Collier: And why not?
- Jeremy Collier: I had a big breakfast.”
Emilio Estevez - Jeremy Collier
Martin Sheen - Bob Collier

“- Walker: I met him once.
- Colin: You mean Gandhi?
- Walker: In South Africa, a long time ago. I wonder if he'll recognize me.
- Colin: What was he like?
- Walker: He had a full head of hair then. We were a bit like college students, trying to figure everything out.
- Colin: Well, he must have found some of the answers!”
Martin Sheen - Walker
Daniel Day-Lewis - Colin