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I'm a Buddhist.

I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk.

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and sometimes I need to be a Catholic and need to purge my sins and confess. It just depends on where I am.

I get up at sunrise. I'm a Buddhist, so I chant in the morning. My wife and I sit and have coffee together, but then it's list-making time. I have carpentry projects. We have roads we keep in repair. It's not back-breaking, but it's certainly aerobic and mildly strenuous.

I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.