There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassio….

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..

As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through ….

His Holiness [the Dalai Lama] has told me, urgently and repeatedly, that he thinks my photographs are crap. His exact words were, 'These photos are o….

There's really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character..

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory..

Certainly there have been better actors than me who have had no careers. Why? I don't know..

When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things..

I always remember what Bob Dylan said in that [Martin] Scorsese documentary on him. When he was asked about Joan Baez's complaints about the way he t….

I've got a lot of opportunities, a lot of love in my life, a lot of things going for me. Still, it's not complete. I know this is not the whole thing….

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

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 e….

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

[on editing of the films] There is always a question of time, and the director. I've worked with a lot of directors who don't mind my involvement. Th….

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..

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

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..

Julia [Roberts]. She's got two kids and animals, and I think she's a night nibbler. There'd be crumbs everywhere..

Movie acting is primarily listening. If you're really engaged, that's all a movie audience wants to see is you processing what's happening in your wo….

The secret of my success is my hairspray..

Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, bec….