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

What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.

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.

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.

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 thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable.

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.

Everyone responds to kindness.

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

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

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

I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist.

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

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.

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

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.

Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality.

The secret of my success is my hairspray.

There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there.

Billions of people don't practice a religion at all.