Peeling Quotes

"Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another."

Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of cry where nobody was.

Then they brought in box after box after box of things like T-shirts and underclothes they had just bought, ... After they brought in the items they had purchased, she asked if we were taking money, and I told her `yes.` She started peeling off $100 bills one right after the other. After she handed me $1,000, we all cried.

It`s toughest to forgive ourselves. So it`s probably best to start with other people. It`s almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.