20 Quotes by Vinessa Shaw

Coming to know one another based on a shared humanity through dialogue is the key to breaking down the walls of isolation and reversing the decline of life-to-life bonds among human beings.

I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and interdependence. This, I believe, is the essence of Buddhism.

I was going to school thinking I was going to do something entirely different, thought acting was just a hobby at that point, met Stanley Kubrick and was like, 'Whoa, this can be an art form, and you can really move people the way you do simply by acting.'

How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.

I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward.

The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society.

I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun.

In 'Garden Party' or '40 Days and 40 Nights,' I played characters who people don't necessarily like; I just find some humanity in them.

My dad's a surfer-psychologist, and my mother's an actress-fitness instructor, and we all practice Buddhism.