Giraffe and snakes

I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I’d think, no, actually I’m a giraffe.
- Richard Gere (June 2002)

[Source: The Quotations Page]

Errr… I’m not sure whether that is zen philosophy or good ‘ol gibberish?! But I dare not laugh. After all, his is the ‘profession that deserves respect‘!