Everyone responds to kindness.

If people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land - you lose your culture, you lose self.

People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are.

I've always said it's flattering to be desired, just as it's flattering that people accept the reality of the character you play. But it was always ridiculous to assume that because I could play a gigolo on screen I'd play anything like that role off screen.

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

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.

One of the joys of being an actor is that you're always learning new things. And I've been doing this since I was 19, so there's been a lot of new things I have learned for each part. I always assume that I can do it.