Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world.

I don't want enlightenment, I want him. Sorry Buddha, I loved him more than you.

Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.

I am moonlighting for the Buddha.

Your fear of letting go prevents you from letting go of your fear of letting go.

Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.

Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.

When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead.

To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them.

The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.

There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.

Increasingly we confused the pursuit of happiness with the pursuit of pleasure.

So I stepped away, reminding myself that when you're a spy, sometimes all you can do is go on. One foot in front of the other, wherever the narrow path might lead.

Jobs are hard to come by, so players are extremely motivated to do whatever it takes to keep their job.

Yes" actually means "No" 100% of the time, when the question is "Can I give you some advice?

No-one knows what I do in my private, spare time, so I don't see why anyone would assume I'm celibate or somehow turning into a Garboesque character.

There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.

[On the movie "American Hot Wax:] A plot so thin you could thread a needle with it.

There’s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up?

My son ain't going to be miserable because he's going to be the child of a rock star, the end.

From the look of us, you'd never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped.