“It’s off the grid, you know, meaning there’s no infrastructure,” he revealed, adding that he gets his water from a well and uses solar power for his electricity needs. “It feels like you’re on a 20-acre property and there’s no one around as far as the eye can see. I mean, as a city person, you couldn’t be further away from your comfort zone and in nature. And yes, it’s a tiny box, all glass on one side.”

Honestly, that sounds like a dream!

The actor found his inspiration while driving through Joshua Tree and falling in love with another home designed by the same architect. After spending so much of his life in places like Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, Rex told the podcast hosts that he desperately craved a more quiet and peaceful lifestyle, and he says he’s definitely found something he’s found in his new neighborhood.

“It’s like Jesus going into the desert for 40 days,” he joked. “You experience it very intensely. And after a few days out there alone, a lot of stuff comes up. It’s like therapy. It’s like self-induced therapy.”

But that doesn’t mean he’s cut off from the rest of the world during his stay. In fact, he says he still spends a lot of time on his phone and watching TV, just like the rest of us.