United Kingdom, Oct. 7 -- Richard Gere "doesn't care" about people's opinions of him.

The Pretty Woman actor - who has Homer, 26, with ex-wife Carey Lowell and Alexander, six, and James, five, with spouse Alejandra Silva - grew up in an "extraordinary Christian family" before converting to Buddhism in 1978 and his faith has taught him there are far more important things in life than just "worrying" about himself.

He told Fox News Digital: "My first son is 26 now. And I talked to him about what he's going through right now.

"And I remember myself as a 25-year-old, 26-year-old person. Of course, my concerns were different.

"I certainly was more susceptible to what people said and thought about me and about anything else. And frankly, I ...