In a way, one gets stability from being able to order the rational mind.
When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.
When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.
What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.
Tibetan Buddhism had an enormous impact on me.
There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there.
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.
The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.
My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy.
Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality.
Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.
In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.
There's really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character.