I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe.

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

Movie acting is primarily listening. If you're really engaged, that's all a movie audience wants to see is you processing what's happening in your world.

It was important for me to have a partner who was ballsy.

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.

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

As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness.