Martin Sheen on “The Way”

Actor talks to CWR about faith, family, and his new movie

On the CWR homepage today, you’ll find Matthew A. Rarey’s interview with Martin Sheen about Sheen’s new movie, The Way, from our November 2011 issue.

In addition to details about the making of the movie – which tells a story of physical and spiritual pilgrimage, and which was written and directed by Sheen’s son Emilio Estevez – Sheen also discusses his personal faith and how it has influenced his work, as well as his perspective on being pro-life and living and working in Hollywood.

Toward the end there’s also an interesting little fact about why he chose the last name “Sheen” as his stage name when he was a struggling young actor in the late 50s…

Read the interview here.


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Catherine Harmon is managing editor of Catholic World Report.