Richard Gere

“Instead of trying to be a mountain, be the whole landscape.”

“I became a vegetarian out of concern for animals, but I was also a bit of a pacifist.”

“I'm more secure in my own skin, I'm not looking for a job to define me. I'm not always looking for a script to validate my sense of self.”

“I'm a Buddhist, so one of my most sacred beliefs is, 'Don't kill.' If I had to kill a man to save my life, I would.”

“My life is my message.”

“You can't force people to be creative and you can't punish them for not being creative.”

“I think we all have a lot of darkness in our souls. I think we're all criminals.”

“I know who I am. No one else knows who I am.”

“Everyone responds to kindness.”

“I don't have a problem with authority, I have a problem with abuse of authority.”

“We are all members of the same great family... The bonds that unite us are stronger than the small differences that separate us.”