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‘My real duty is to live in accordance with the gospel every day,’ says Jim Caviezel. Here’s a sample of a good interview by the Polish publication, Poliyce.
Polityce: Now I would like to talk about the lightning that struck you during filming “The Passion of the Christ”. Was it the scene of the crucifixion?
Caviezel: It wasn’t the crucifixion. We filmed in Rome. It was the scene of the Sermon on the Mount. I climbed the mountain, clouds had formed and 5 seconds before the stroke I had felt what was going to happen. It was windy but I couldn’t hear the wind blowing. Suddenly, I was struck by the lightning. I was terrified but at the same time I felt peace on the inside. Before it all happened, Mel had shouted “action” and the cameras were directed at me. It was the moment I was struck. Afterwards I heard Mel shouting: “What the hell has happened to his hair?” It was funny. People think I’m gloomy and serious. That’s not true. A Polish nun came up to me today and asked: “Why aren’t you smiling?” I told her that I was smiling with my eyes but the signal hadn’t reached the rest of the face yet [laughter].
Polityce: You give witness of your faith in every aspect of your life. You adopted three children with cancer. You’re also against abortion.
Caviezel: They all were abandoned and unwanted. Two of them had brain cancer. The third one had sarcoma. My wife said it doesn’t matter whether children are wanted or not. They are people, just like we are.