Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gereis an American actor and humanitarian activist. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films, including An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, Runaway Bride, Arbitrage and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 August 1949
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are.
Billions of people don't practice a religion at all.
I have a lot of beautiful friends.
What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.
The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.
A lot of making a movie is the comfort level of the people. It's just feeling open. We need to get along. We have to know something about each other.
I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.
I think that as human beings we tend to compartmentalize, and we have a selective morality based on the situation we're in.
I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it.
People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are. On a certain level, everyone throws ideas into the hopper. It's not like the actors are wind-up dolls that you push out onto the floor, play with, then put back in the box. You get people around you who you trust; the writer, the producer, the director and all the actors all contribute.
People are expecting me to be a certain way all the time. It's not like if I come in here with a totally different personality and right before the camera starts they see this new character. It confuses everything. Life has a consensus reality to it and if you use that to your advantage it makes it much easier.
When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.
Everyone seems to think they know what acting techniques are. Techniques just help you get to a certain place, but if the thing is happening just by itself you don't need those techniques.
I find that you can use an acting technique when the thing isn't working, not that you make the technique the end result of your work. You use the technique when you're in trouble and things aren't flowing the way they should. It's a way of fooling yourself to make it work again.