Richard Gere Quotes

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

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• When you work as an actor, you’ve got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.

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• 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.

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• There’s really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character.

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

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• Tibetan Buddhism had an enormous impact on me.

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• When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.

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

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• I don’t know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest – it doesn’t exist.

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Richard Gere (29)

Birth:	31st August, 1949
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. 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, and Chicago, for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actor, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.

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