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.

What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.

People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are.

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.

If the United States marches into Iraq without the backing of the United Nations, that will be done entirely without the backing of the American people.

I think life is self-examination. Certainly the voyage that one takes.

Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.