I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.

Historically, much of the motivation for public schooling has been to stifle variety and institute social control.

If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna, Krishna at a dinner table together, I can't see them having an argument.

To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness.

I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder.

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.