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
In a way, one gets stability from being able to order the rational mind.
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.
Editing a film is always a question of time, and the director. I've worked with a lot of directors who don't mind my involvement. They appreciated it.
If you have any question in your mind, don't do it. If you go in thinking it's going to fix something that's wrong, don't do it.
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, because you're either mindful or you're not.
I can't say I have control over my emotions; I don't know my mind. I'm lost like everyone else. I'm certainly not a leader.
Anything that's expanding the mind and heart is happiness. But it's not a goal.
The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts... and therefore the Universe changes.
What's the biggest problem here? ... Food, water?
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.
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.
Maybe if we could find some genuine humor in this and then find a way to work together to change the situation as it is, then it would certainly make me happy.
Bush's plans for war are a bizarre bad dream.
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?