Richard Gere is sharing what he likes best about his home in Spain and what he misses about the United States.
The 76-year-old actor lives abroad now with his wife Alejandra Silva. On Tuesday (November 12), he attended the DOC NYC Visionaries Tribute Luncheon at Gotham Hall and talked to People about life in Spain.
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“My wife is so happy in Spain, so that’s the best part of that. She has wonderful family, wonderful friends,” he said.
“Spanish culture, there’s a very open joy about it,” he added, saying people are “very warm and very open and a lot less stressed than what you find here in the U.S.”
“It’s a very happy place. Like the Italians. I mean, being in Italy, being in Spain, you’re dealing with Latin cultures that just understand life in a different way than we do here,” Richard continued.
But the main thing he does miss about New York is the city’s iconic “energy,” something he called “very addictive.”
It’s not often that Richard and Alejandra attend red-carpet events together, but they did in October for a screening of his documentary Wisdom of Happiness.