When I realized that nothing is perfect and no one is perfect, I was able to overcome my initial fears. I was holding myself to some weird standard that I was putting outside of myself, i.e., the director or casting… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
I think all of the directors I've worked with are mostly curious about the time I had on 'Eyes Wide Shut.' They really just… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
When I realized that nothing is perfect and no one is perfect, I was able to overcome my initial fears. I was holding myself… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
When you practice Buddhism, you have to always self-reflect, and you can't avoid your problems. That makes me understand human beings better. I feel… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
It's such an awkward, strange thing that was concocted, to have auditions. Back in the old days, you'd just have a screen test, and… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
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. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I was going to school thinking I was going to do something entirely different, thought acting was just a hobby at that point, met… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I think all movie love scenes are hard because you can't truly be as intimate as you would be with anyone you're truly with,… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I travel a… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside. She's from that era, and I can… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
Coming to know one another based on a shared humanity through dialogue is the key to breaking down the walls of isolation and reversing… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share
