There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can’t be proven to exist. Nothing is there. – Richard Gere
People don’t understand what happiness is, so they have an idea of what will make them happy, but it never does. – Richard Gere
I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn’t mean that they are the best ones to do it. – Richard Gere
Everyone seems to think they know what acting techniques are. Techniques just help you get to a certain place, but if the thing is happening just by itself, you don’t need those techniques. – Richard Gere
It’s nice to have money, but the first thing I did with money was buy my father a snow-blower, because my job was to shovel snow, and I wasn’t there to do it any more, so I was able to buy him a blower. – Richard Gere
From a Buddhist point of view, emotions are not real. As an actor, I manufacture emotions. They’re a sense of play. But real life is the same. We’re just not aware of it. – Richard Gere
I don’t think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need. – Richard Gere
Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality. – Richard Gere
I’ve got a lot of opportunities, a lot of love in my life, a lot of things going for me. Still, it’s not complete. I know this is not the whole thing. There’s much more. – Richard Gere
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. – Richard Gere
If the work is going well and it’s something that has value with some meaning to it, it gives back a lot. – Richard Gere
