Vinessa Shaw Professions : Film actressBorn : July 19, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 19 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. Vinessa Shaw wallkeyshumanity 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. Vinessa Shaw buddhismlonelinessbelieve How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind. Vinessa Shaw buddhistminddoe With sex scenes and intense scenes, in general, a lot of it is preparation before the scenes happen, so that you don't have to worry about it on set. Vinessa Shaw preparationworrysex I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun. Vinessa Shaw actingfunchildren In Garden Party or 40 Days and 40 Nights, I played characters who people dont necessarily like; I just find some humanity in them. Vinessa Shaw partycharacternight The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society. Vinessa Shaw essentialscompassionateaction I'm a perfectionist, so doing a high quality, high caliber television show with great actors makes me feel like there's this whole world of television that I've never experienced. Vinessa Shaw qualityactorstelevision 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.' Vinessa Shaw youpeopleartthinking 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 want to know about it. They're all fans of Kubrick. Vinessa Shaw eyesthinkknowtime 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 someonegoodlikedating 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, and everyone's watching you. Vinessa Shaw everyonethinkyoulove 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 lot helping young women who are practicing Buddhism. Vinessa Shaw womenorganizationyoungtravel 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 they'd say, 'Oh, you seem natural in front of the camera,' and you'd just go do 10 pictures for Paramount or whatever. Vinessa Shaw picturescamerayoustrange 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 director - they're not expecting perfection. I had all these strange trappings I would put myself in. Vinessa Shaw weirdnothingmyselfperfection 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 remember saying to her, 'Grandmother, we're just going to the grocery store.' And she'd be like, 'I've got to fix my face!' You were very aware of how you were presenting yourself to society in 1960s Las Vegas. Vinessa Shaw facewomanyourselfyou 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 that the more I do that in my own life, the more I can see how to play a character. Vinessa Shaw meyoucharacterlife My dad's a surfer-psychologist, and my mother's an actress-fitness instructor, and we all practice Buddhism. Vinessa Shaw instructordadpracticemother Anywhere in the world, any day of the week, in 192 countries and territories worldwide, one can find an SGI Buddhist meeting where dialogue is at the fore. Vinessa Shaw meetingfinddayworld Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actressAll Authors
