Richard Gere

“I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.”

“Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.”

“Sometimes I'm kind of spacey. I'm like Ferdinand the bull, sniffing the daisy, not aware of time, of what's going on in the real world.”

“I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind constantly. I wouldn't see it in a cave.”

“I think most of our religious institutions are pretty corrupt, so they're not reliable. I think the Christian religion that I was brought up with has very little to do with Christ, really, a...”

“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.”

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

“Well I think on a simple ecological level that the diversity of this planet is important for our survival, that all of our different cultures, people are important to the health of the whole...”

“I have no sense of time, and I'm a dreamer.”

“I tend to be a bit of a dreamer.”

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

“I cry every chance I get.”

“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 lo...”

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

“I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the tho...”

“The secret of my success is my hairspray.”

“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.”

“I've had an interesting life.”

“There are some problems on this planet that seem to be intractable.”

“I have made plenty of mistakes. The key to life is to learn from them. I have been a little too introspective, but I think that stemmed from insecurity or shyness. I took a long time to grow...”