One of the joys of being an actor is that you're always learning new things. And I've been doing this since I was 19, so there's been a lot of new things I have learned for each part. I always assume that I can do it.

When His Holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize, there was a quantum leap. He is not seen as solely a Tibetan anymore; he belongs to the world.

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but if Jesus Christ lived in Chicago today, and he had come to me and he had five thousand dollars, let's just say things would have turned out differently.

I've always said it's flattering to be desired, just as it's flattering that people accept the reality of the character you play. But it was always ridiculous to assume that because I could play a gigolo on screen I'd play anything like that role off screen.

Even in comedies, you've got to feel safe for things to just happen in a way that is natural and free, and recognizable as human.

I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.

(Sometimes when) someone's directing for the first time, they're afraid to include everyone - they have to prove they're the director.