Quotes By Emilio Estevez

When people ask what were the qualities of Bobby Kennedy that they most admired, it was first that he was tough. Second, he told the truth and third, he stood up for the little guy.

I believe the death of Bobby Kennedy was in many ways the death of decency in America. I think it was the death of manners and formality, the death of poetry and the death of a dream.

We're all imperfect. And wouldn't it be great if the message sent out by the mainstream media is that we're fine being exactly who we are? Wouldn't that be great for everyone?

By definition, I believe I am unapologetically optimistic and I am unapologetically earnest.

This is one of the benefits, as well as one of the difficulties of directing a member of your family. You know where the buttons are. You can push them if you want.

The first time I had sat down to a meal I had grown on my own, along with a bottle of wine that we had made, I burst into tears. To be in touch and be in tune with that is an extraordinary gift.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right?

What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal.

I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective.

You look at 1968 and it was truly the year that shook the world. The world was really completely upside down.

A biopic would have required hiring an actor, and I always wanted to just let Bobby be Bobby. My thought was it would make it a more universal story to focus on ordinary people rather than this extraordinary man.

If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger.

I still have the art projects my kids made for me 20 years ago. I cherish them, crude and silly as some of them may be.

We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements of the earth.

All the crap that we've encumbered our lives with, it's really meaningless.

We're a very close family and we're a very real family, and I think every real family has real problems.

People are beautiful wrecks.

There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on your feet. You have to adhere to strict deadlines and budget constraints.

Americans are probably more in line than ever before. We're more moderate than we are liberal or conservative.

I'm not a Luddite, but I'm outside more than I'm on my computer. We have a micro-farm - it's a step up from a garden. We have a pretty extensive vineyard. We grow about 60 percent of our own food, make our own wine, have chickens for eggs.

Spiritually, we're all on a path. I haven't declared of defined myself because as soon as you declare yourself you're identifying with a certain dogma.

We get very set in our ways and it's sometimes hard to look beyond what else is out there.

I saw a headshot with the name 'Emilio Sheen' printed under it and it looked terrible.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

In making certain things easier for people, technology has actually demotivated people from using their brains. We have all these devices that keep us connected, and yet we're more disconnected than ever before. Why is that?

In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.

You know, we're a tight family. I live right down the street from my folks. I talk to my mother every day. I'm a momma's boy. We all are. So there's no exclusion in this family. You're part of it. We embrace you and lift you up.

Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

Where people are now in terms of the economic crisis, they're looking at what we think is the bottom, and I think that's when people look to film and to spirituality.