Jonathan Roumie

I didn't because I think he has to feel human. If he doesn't feel human, most people won't relate to him. I mean, granted, there might be... Scenarios from time to time where, and I've shared this with Dallas, where he and I may not have exactly alignment on like, well, I feel like if he says it like this, it's just a little too casual, you know? Yeah.

And he then may come back to me and say, yeah, but here's why. And then he goes through it. I'm like... Okay, I get that.

And he then may come back to me and say, yeah, but here's why. And then he goes through it. I'm like... Okay, I get that.

Struggle bussing.

Struggle bussing.

I think that the path to that is absolute and uncompromising surrendering to a higher power things that are beyond my control. Because that's what it took, I believe, for me to get to the place where I was ready for an opportunity like this. I had moved to LA and then I struggled for eight years in Los Angeles, only to realize that

I think that the path to that is absolute and uncompromising surrendering to a higher power things that are beyond my control. Because that's what it took, I believe, for me to get to the place where I was ready for an opportunity like this. I had moved to LA and then I struggled for eight years in Los Angeles, only to realize that

I was trying so hard to control my life, to control my destiny, to do the things that I thought needed to be done to have a successful career as an actor. And they weren't working. I was on government assistance. That ran out. I woke up completely broke one morning six and a half years ago. And I was literally in, it was just, I didn't see any way out. that I could figure out how to make work.

I was trying so hard to control my life, to control my destiny, to do the things that I thought needed to be done to have a successful career as an actor. And they weren't working. I was on government assistance. That ran out. I woke up completely broke one morning six and a half years ago. And I was literally in, it was just, I didn't see any way out. that I could figure out how to make work.

And so I literally said, God, you take this from me. It's in your hands now. It's not up to me and I'm not gonna worry about it. And I was relieved because I really felt now it wasn't my choice. And then three months later, The Chosen comes along and I thought, okay, I just needed to submit.

And so I literally said, God, you take this from me. It's in your hands now. It's not up to me and I'm not gonna worry about it. And I was relieved because I really felt now it wasn't my choice. And then three months later, The Chosen comes along and I thought, okay, I just needed to submit.

I feel that it lends an authenticity to the role that allows me to understand more of why Jesus did the things he did and said the things he did than somebody who is completely unfamiliar. And I think I struggle to follow Jesus like anybody else who considers themselves a Christian. But the struggle is part of it.

I feel that it lends an authenticity to the role that allows me to understand more of why Jesus did the things he did and said the things he did than somebody who is completely unfamiliar. And I think I struggle to follow Jesus like anybody else who considers themselves a Christian. But the struggle is part of it.

And I think God knows what we struggle with, but we're still challenged to do what he would do in those situations. And I think because I actually believe that, that seems to have lent me a kind of credibility and an authenticity in approaching the character that maybe people haven't seen before.

And I think God knows what we struggle with, but we're still challenged to do what he would do in those situations. And I think because I actually believe that, that seems to have lent me a kind of credibility and an authenticity in approaching the character that maybe people haven't seen before.

I think they could. I think if they had... If they had a real understanding of what he represented and why he was so much of a revolutionary to his time and even to today, I think they could.

I think they could. I think if they had... If they had a real understanding of what he represented and why he was so much of a revolutionary to his time and even to today, I think they could.

But they would have to, I mean, in layman's terms, you'd have to do your research and drop into the character and go Daniel Day-Lewis on it and for three months go live as a rabbi in a kibbutz or something like that. I don't know. But I think with a character like Jesus, I think a lot of people do sort of reduce him to A really great teacher, really cool guy, you know, shared a lot.

But they would have to, I mean, in layman's terms, you'd have to do your research and drop into the character and go Daniel Day-Lewis on it and for three months go live as a rabbi in a kibbutz or something like that. I don't know. But I think with a character like Jesus, I think a lot of people do sort of reduce him to A really great teacher, really cool guy, you know, shared a lot.

He becomes a sandaled hippie in a lot of, you know, people's minds. They're like, oh, you know, he said some cool stuff and he did some cool things. And it's like, I think he was a little more than that.