From an interview this month with actor Martin Sheen in the AARP magazine:
“See, I’ve never gone to college. But I had this romantic fantasy about going to school. So I was offered an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway, in spring 2006. [At the] reception the president said, ‘What are you going to do now that The West Wing is out?’ I said, ‘Well, I have enough degrees. I need an education. Will you let me come?’ And he said, ‘If you’re serious, yes, you’d be as welcome as the flowers.’ And so that August I enrolled. I got an apartment, and I rented a car. And I registered under my real name. My student ID was in [the name of] Ramon Estevez.”
Now that's my kind of role model!
Happy Summer Solstice, everyone!
Stay cool, stay cool, stay cool
Byrd in LA
Posted by wahzoh at June 21, 2008 11:14 AMWhenever I see catch Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men on t.v. I am always reminded of Martin Sheen getting drunk and smashing up the room in Apocolypse Now.
Posted by: clown hidden at June 23, 2008 09:12 AMI met Martin Sheen in 1984 during a march in LA. He was very down-to-earth and sincere. I remember he recited some of his favorite poetry and talked about his Catholic faith.
Posted by: Michele at June 24, 2008 12:59 AM