The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.

Billions of people don't practice a religion at all.

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

I tend to be a bit of a dreamer.

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

[on editing of the films] There is always a question of time, and the director. I've worked with a lot of directors who don't mind my involvement. They appreciated it.

In a situation like this, of course you identify with everyone who's suffering. (But we must also think about) the terrorists who are creating such horrible future lives for themselves because of the negativity of this karma. It's all of our jobs to keep our minds as expansive as possible. If you can see (the terrorists) as a relative who's dangerously sick and we have to give them medicine, and the medicine is love and compassion. There's nothing better.