Richard Gere on What it Was Like to Panhandle on the Streets of New York

With the debut of his longtime passion project, Time Out of Mind, H’wood insider/outsider Richard Gere talks about the homelessness epidemic, his work for Tibet, and what he learned panhandling on the streets of New York.

At 66 years old and after nearly 40 years in show business, Richard Gere has no intention of slowing down. In the past 18 months alone, he has starred in three new movies, including the critically acclaimed Time Out of Mind, directed by Oren Moverman, in which he portrays a homeless man in New York City.