The Passion of the Christ.

Everyone was thinking it was going to be a bust. I felt redeemed.

Every day I'm trying to be more humble and how do you do that? I guess, every day, we have mass. Every day, I pray the rosary. That's what I do.

No, the people standing before Christ and Pilate during the judgment scene do not condemn an entire race for the death of Christ anymore than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous crimes of Stalin condemn all Russians.

[There should be plenty of visuals to watch, including realistic depictions of the way Christ was tortured before his excruciating crucifixion. Caviezel, also a practicing Catholic, spent 15 days on the cross during shooting and was scourged so realistically that he dislocated a shoulder at one point.] There's an immense amount of suffering on this, ... Fortunately, God is helping me.

[One of those yet-to-be famous actors, Jim Caviezel, says he's unsure if he's prepared for stardom.] I don't know if you could ever prepare for that, ... Nick Nolte told me one time, fame is like a red balloon. It just blows up, gets bigger and bigger. It's just full of hot air.