Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.

Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this means there is some kind of uniform world culture.

Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.

I have no regrets. If I wanted to keep acting, I would have never left the cinema.

When you say “yes” to the “isness” of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is deeply peaceful.

The theatre, our theatre, comes from the Greeks

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.

My tears speak for me.

Beauty's where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.

There are people whom one should like very well to drop, but would not wish to be dropped by.