Richard Gere: An actor and a gentleman

In fact, his life is grounded in his Buddhist faith, which he says gives him perspective. "It's a path that I trust totally," he said. "The more energy I put into it, the more results I get, sure."

And there is his family. After a brief marriage to model Cindy Crawford in the '90s, Gere married actress Carey Lowell in 2002. They have one son, Homer.

"You're an involved dad?" Braver asked.

"Oh, yeah. I was 50 when he was born, so I had kind of done myself, at that point."

"You didn't think you were going to have kids?"

"I honestly didn't think about it all that much, you know? Clearly I was waiting for the right woman - and then he just happened, and I was overjoyed."

And he has some new priorities: "I'm not going to make a movie, because I just need to make a movie. There's got to be something that I really care about. And you know, I have a basic rule, that if it's not going to be within an hour of my family, where we're shooting, I probably am not going to do it."

Luckily, there's plenty of work nearby.

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[John211143]

In my opinion, Richard Gere has always been a good actor. Yet, choosing a partner in Carey Lowell shows he has substance! All the best to the both of them. Carey won my respect when she walked away from the glitter of being on Law and Order to make sure she spent Quality time with her daughter. I don't normally talk about my past or present customers but reading some of what is written here is so plastic I thought this tid bit would be freshing. People need to remember that their are hearts and soles behind these people you are discussing.

[gumbosally]

i can easily understand any woman turning to mush in richard gere's presence, but rita braver's gushing interview and the relentless grin was beyond distracting. i would love to have know more about the restaurant he's opened; about what persuaded him to do such a nicely appointed place in the middle of nowhere; whether he adhere's to the locavore culture that now surrounds new restaurnts in odd places. he is clearly grounded in his buddhist faith, so it would have been more respectful to have spaced past his cindy crawford divorce -- is it really any of our business? or worthy of '60 minutes'? he has obviously moved on; why can't we?

[aimhack]

Will you be posting the video of this? Best thing about this segment was seeing Richard Gere! It was a great interview, but to hear him talk and see him is better than reading the transcript!

[right2write]

I've always enjoyed this amazing actor - I've seen many of his works - from Bent which played around 1979 on Broadway w/the late David Dukes to his more recent movies. Congratulations! To a man with a formidable and expansive career.

[MIO42]

Refreshing to see someone in the limelight that's humble

[blssme]

Just saw Officer and a Gentleman yesterday, great film and I think he's a great actor and oh so sexy, don't care about the white hair!

[jbright9]

I will always buy a movie ticket for the privilege to spend some time with Richard Gere. American Gigilo, Pretty Woman and Officer and a Gentleman are three of my all time favorites.

[askagain]

I just saw the movie a few days ago on a Caribbean cruise. It is definitely worth seeing. The acting was superb and the topic was riveting. Richard Gere is in his sixties. Therefore, having white hair should not be a surprise to people.

[mari1963]

Richard Gere is just strange! Who divorces Cindy Crawford?

And his hair....what happened to it? He's all gray!

[francesab]

Why is this not available as a video clip???? I love your program but if I miss it I cannot watch it online in its entirety. What gives??