I'm a perfectionist, so doing a high quality, high caliber television show with great actors makes me feel like there's this whole world of televisio…

- Vinessa Shaw

I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connectio…

- Vinessa Shaw

The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society.

- Vinessa Shaw

In Garden Party or 40 Days and 40 Nights, I played characters who people dont necessarily like; I just find some humanity in them.

- Vinessa Shaw

I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun.

- Vinessa Shaw

With sex scenes and intense scenes, in general, a lot of it is preparation before the scenes happen, so that you don't have to worry about it on set.

- Vinessa Shaw

Coming to know one another based on a shared humanity through dialogue is the key to breaking down the walls of isolation and reversing the decline o…

- Vinessa Shaw

How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.

- Vinessa Shaw