Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.

I've always said it's flattering to be desired, just as it's flattering that people accept the reality of the character you play. But it was always ridiculous to assume that because I could play a gigolo on screen I'd play anything like that role off screen.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

Everyone seems to think they know what acting techniques are. Techniques just help you get to a certain place, but if the thing is happening just by itself you don't need those techniques.

I have to admit, a manicured look works for me.

Anything that's expanding the mind and heart is happiness. But it's not a goal.

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.