In the process of developing a character, you do, in fact, start to take him on as a personality. It's part of my job.

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

The idea of fixing of healing is an important part of any genuine spiritual approach. Kabbalah is very much about this idea of fixing of things that have been damaged. From a Buddhist point of view, things have been damaged because ignorance has intoxicated the mind.

When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.

I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.

Sharon Stone. She is one of the most dedicated people I know, but also highly unedited.

Any political situation has many sides... We intellectualize the whole situation any way... We make our intellectual decisions based on our cultural background and how we live.