It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the Olympics to recreate how they are viewed in the world and how they view themselves.

I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable.

There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there.

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

My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

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.