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

Even in comedies, you've got to feel safe for things to just happen in a way that is natural and free, and recognizable as human.

People are expecting me to be a certain way all the time. It's not like if I come in here with a totally different personality and right before the camera starts they see this new character. It confuses everything. Life has a consensus reality to it and if you use that to your advantage it makes it much easier.

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the Olympics to recreate how they are viewed in the world and how they view themselves.

I don't meet many people that are evil. I meet human beings who are flawed, who are mentally ill and have enormous problems, but I don't think I've ever met someone who was a totally dark energy that had no humanity or sense of love or affection for anything in their life. That's very rare.

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

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