Jesus & James

| The Editors

ACTOR JAMES Caviezel, who plays Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, sat down with WORLD and other members of the press recently in Los Angeles. Here are some of the highlights of what he said about his role in this controversial film:

On struggling to complete the movie: "[Mel Gibson] was under attacks. At the same time that he is directing he is fighting wars all over the place. I don't even know how we finished this thing. It was a miracle. God gave us just enough, barely enough."

On playing Christ: "I never felt adequate, that I was Him, but I felt like God would say to me, 'I don't always choose the best.' At the same time I have to accept the responsibility and say, 'Who's gonna pick up? We all have a cross to carry.' The first thing I said to Mel was, 'Mel, if we don't carry our cross we're going to be crushed under the weight of it.'"

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February 28, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 8

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