Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gereis an American actor and humanitarian activist. 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, Runaway Bride, Arbitrage and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 August 1949
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I cry every chance I get.
When I am there [Tibet], I am very happy. The Tibetans radiate. They literally send out light. His holiness [the Dalai Lama] generates love and compassion to every human being. He has committed himself to that. I haven't made that leap yet. I haven't given up self-aspiration. I still love making movies.
Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.
When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.
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.
The secret of my success is my hairspray.
I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist.
On a movie set that works, you have your father figure, the director, you have your siblings, your other actors.
If the United States marches into Iraq without the backing of the United Nations, that will be done entirely without the backing of the American people.
It was important for me to have a partner who was ballsy.
Editing a film is always a question of time, and the director. I've worked with a lot of directors who don't mind my involvement. They appreciated it.
I've had an interesting life.
I've stayed good friends with most of my girlfriends.
Movie acting is primarily listening. If you're really engaged, that's all a movie audience wants to see is you processing what's happening in your world.