Tibetan Buddhism Had An Enormous Impact On

His Holiness [the Dalai Lama] Has Told Me, Urgently And Repeatedly, That He Thinks My Photographs Are Crap. His Exact Words Were, 'these Photos Are Of Poor Quality. Why Is There No Sharp Focus? There Is No Clarity!' I Said, 'but Your Holiness, It's Goyaesque.' And He Said, 'no! It's Out Of Focus!'

I've Lived In New York When I've Had Nothing, And I've Lived In New York When I Had Money, And New York Changes Radically Depending On How Much Money You Have. It's The Texture Of Life.

When I Am In Tibet, I Am Very Happy. The Tibetans Radiate. They Literally Send Out Light. The Dalai Lama's Holiness 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.

I Don't Mean To Toot My Own Horn, But If Jesus Christ Lived In Chicago Today, And He Had Come To Me And He Had Five Thousand Dollars, Let's Just Say Things Would Have Turned Out Differently.

On A Movie Set That Works, You Have Your Father Figure, The Director, You Have Your Siblings, Your Other Actors.