The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

Billions of people don't practice a religion at all.

I always remember what Bob Dylan said in that [Martin] Scorsese documentary on him. When he was asked about Joan Baez's complaints about the way he treated her when they were together, Dylan laughed and said, "It's impossible to be in love and wise at the same time."

On a movie set that works, you have your father figure, the director, you have your siblings, your other actors.

My life is pretty simple and normal.

Shooting in New York can be a problem... I had to walk through a crowd, come in the front door, and play the scene.

His Holiness [the Dalai Lama] has told me, urgently and repeatedly, that he thinks my photographs are crap. His exact words were, 'These photos are of poor quality. Why is there no sharp focus? There is no clarity!' I said, 'But your Holiness, it's Goyaesque.' And he said, 'No! It's out of focus!'