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

My life is pretty simple and normal.

Certainly there have been better actors than me who have had no careers. Why? I don't know.

I think that as human beings we tend to compartmentalize, and we have a selective morality based on the situation we're in.

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

Sometimes it's an external approach where one can learn the skills required, let's say, learn to play the trumpet and in that process other things happen. It's magical: through the process of practicing four hours a day you start focusing on emotion and when you pick up the trumpet it's filled with feeling.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.