A date at Richard Gere’s house: ‘Life isn’t about money or power, but about love and affection’

A date at Richard Gere’s house: ‘Life isn’t about money or power, but about love and affection’

Leave your shoes at the door, please. In Richard Gere’s house — a chalet in the exclusive Madrid neighborhood of La Moraleja — a sign politely asks visitors to leave their shoes in the foyer. When the door opens, the first thing visible is a sort of mudroom filled with coats, boots, and sneakers. That’s where the shoes stay… and so does any fear of a stiff, overly formal interview with a Hollywood star. The meeting had been so hard to arrange that it nearly fell through several times. But once you cross the threshold of that home, the incredibly handsome actor from American Gigolo, the tormented soldier from An Officer and a Gentleman, the wealthy man who falls for a prostitute in Pretty Woman, and the tireless advocate for social causes is no longer just a Hollywood star. Or, of course, not only that.

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