Even in comedies, you've got to feel safe for things to just happen in a way that is natural and free, and recognizable as human.

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.

I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.

I have made plenty of mistakes. The key to life is to learn from them. I have been a little too introspective, but I think that stemmed from insecurity or shyness. I took a long time to grow up.

It's rare that a good writer will sit down and write a good script. Writers are greedy too, and they don't want to work without getting paid. But quality will find its way out.

I think people do want to relate their entertainment to what's going on in their lives. Not everything.

I'm less needy about needing to express myself through acting. I have many different lives outside of this that are extremely fulfilling.