It'd be different if he was staring somebody down with a loaded
gun in his hand. But there doesn't seem to be any indications
whatsoever that this man [Hussein] poses an immediate threat
to anybody.
Richard Gere |
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.
Richard Gere |
To read your own mind is to look at your self and read your
soul. Hatred becomes love and that is the path I am working
on.
Richard Gere |
People's reaction to opera the first time they hear it is
extreme, ... They either love it or they hate it. If they love
it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn
to love it, but it will never become part of their soul.
Richard Gere |
I'm totally shocked. I never win anything. And I didn't even
want to do this movie!
Richard Gere
On winning best actor in musical or comedy
at Golden Globe Awards, Jan 2003, for his role in 'Chicago'. |
If we do this work now, we may save 10, 15 million lives.
It gives you a lot of focus. I mean, how many things in your
life can you do that have that kind of impact?
Richard Gere
On treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS,
quoted on CNN Nov 2004 - report said Gere donates $100,000 annually
to run orphanage for HIV-infected children in India. |
This is an outrage. There are no freedoms in China. There
are no freedoms in Tibet.
Richard Gere
Lambasting Chinese President Jiang Zemin's
supression of political dissent and record on human rights,
during Jian's visit to US and President Bill Clinton, Oct 1997. |
The secret of my success is my hairspray.
Richard Gere |
I thought it was an interesting ensemble of characters, all
of them searching in their own bumbling way, like we all do,
searching for God. I hadn't seen that movie before.
Richard Gere
On taking on the movie 'Bee Season'. |
What I can do is find the keys that will plug into my own
30 years of training in Buddhism, and find things that are parallel
or resonant in the work that I have done.
Richard Gere
On how to play Jewish character in 2005
movie 'Bee Season' based on the novel by Myla Goldberg. |