Matthew Bortolin wears his personally made Jedi robes and lightsaber when he attends Star Wars Celebration, as he has to many Star Wars movies (including The Clone Wars). He has talked about the links between Star Wars and Zen with CNN, Newsweek, USA Today, Good Morning America, and several online magazines and fan websites. He is an ordained member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Zen community, the Order of Interbeing, and is the author of The Dharma of Star Wars.