I'm less needy about needing to express myself through acting. I have many different lives outside of this that are extremely fulfilling.
Richard GereAlways walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.
Richard GereI canโt remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. Itโs like, Iโll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.
Richard GereIf people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land - you lose your culture, you lose self.
Richard GerePeople have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are. On a certain level, everyone throws ideas into the hopper. It's not like the actors are wind-up dolls that you push out onto the floor, play with, then put back in the box. You get people around you who you trust; the writer, the producer, the director and all the actors all contribute.
Richard GerePeople are always talking about freedom. Freedom to live a certain way, without being kicked around. Course the more you live a certain way, the less it feel like freedom. Me, uhm, I can change during the course of a day. I wake and I'm one person, when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else. I don't know who I am most of the time.
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