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

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.

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

I haven't worked with people who are jealous or competitive. That's a particularly deadly attitude to have when you're working on a film.

I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.

I've lived in New York when I've had nothing, and I've lived in New York when I had money, and New York changes radically depending on how much money you have. It's the texture of life.

I do my work as an actor, but another part of my work goes to the piece as a whole. I can be fairly detached looking at my work and be brutal on myself.