The Martin Sheen Podcast | Storytelling, Human Interest & Conversations
Jun 28, 2026 · 22 min · 9 segments
Martin recounts how after many years of searching an inner voice led him to a true turning point in his spiritual life and his return to the Catholic church. With the help of an old friend while in…
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Transition In February 1981, while Emilio and I were in Bombay, India, and I had nearly completed my role in Gandhi, I received an overseas call from my agent, Dolores Robinson, in Los Angeles, concerning a film called Enigma.
When can I read the script? The overseas connection was poor to begin with, but before I could get any more information, the line went dead.
And despite the hotel operator's heroic efforts to reconnect it, the line remained unresponsive and was officially declared dead.
Nearly a week later, with my work completed, Emilio and I were preparing to leave for the airport when the phone rang again.
"'Remember last week we talked about a movie for you "'that was going to film in Paris? "'Yeah, but we got cut off,' I reminded her.
"'But somehow you had agreed to do it, "'and they're expecting you in Paris tomorrow.' "'I was astonished, to say the least.
"'But I told you I was interested, not committed,' I said, "'and I haven't even read the script.' They sent the script to your hotel in Bombay last week, she assured me.
With that, I asked Emilio to go down to the front desk and ask about a script from Paris.
which is legally binding when an actor verbally consents to appear in a film before a legal document can be drawn up for a signature.
But I could not understand for the life of me how it was possible I was expected to honor a commitment I didn't even know I'd made.
It was called Enigma, written by none other than Jack Briley, the very same Jack Briley who wrote the script for Gandhi.
Transition In February 1981, while Emilio and I were in Bombay, India, and I had nearly completed my role in Gandhi, I received an overseas call from my agent, Dolores Robinson, in Los Angeles, concerning a film called Enigma.
When can I read the script? The overseas connection was poor to begin with, but before I could get any more information, the line went dead.
And despite the hotel operator's heroic efforts to reconnect it, the line remained unresponsive and was officially declared dead.
Nearly a week later, with my work completed, Emilio and I were preparing to leave for the airport when the phone rang again.
"'Remember last week we talked about a movie for you "'that was going to film in Paris? "'Yeah, but we got cut off,' I reminded her.
"'But somehow you had agreed to do it, "'and they're expecting you in Paris tomorrow.' "'I was astonished, to say the least.
"'But I told you I was interested, not committed,' I said, "'and I haven't even read the script.' They sent the script to your hotel in Bombay last week, she assured me.
With that, I asked Emilio to go down to the front desk and ask about a script from Paris.
which is legally binding when an actor verbally consents to appear in a film before a legal document can be drawn up for a signature.
But I could not understand for the life of me how it was possible I was expected to honor a commitment I didn't even know I'd made.
It was called Enigma, written by none other than Jack Briley, the very same Jack Briley who wrote the script for Gandhi.
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