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"The Passion" Actor Calls EIB Network
Rush Limbaugh web site ^ | February 27, 2004 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 02/28/2004 7:45:19 AM PST by RayChuang88

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 2:40 PM EST

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, this is an exciting moment. We have the star of the movie "The Passion of the Christ." Jim Caviezel is on the phone, has given us (a call). Jim, this is a surprise. It's a thrill to talk to you. Welcome to the EIB Network.

CAVIEZEL: Oh, well, thank you very much, Rush.

RUSH: Jim, I have to tell you something. I... where are you calling from, by the way?

CAVIEZEL: I'm calling you from Los Angeles.

RUSH: Los Angeles. Are you surprised by what's happened?

CAVIEZEL: You know, I guess a little bit, but the subject itself is very controversial and I don't think much has changed in 2,000 years.

RUSH: Well one of the things that has -- one of the things I've noticed and I would be remiss if I didn't mention this to you is that in all of the -- and I saw the movie back in July, and all of the talk about the movie since then and especially since the opening, you have really, you know, not gotten a whole lot of discussion because of the controversy surrounding Mel Gibson. But your work in this movie, the makeup alone. How long did it take you to get made up every day for this? I mean, this has to be one of the most physically laborious roles that you could ever have.

CAVIEZEL: Yes. Rush, during the (shooting) we'd start makeup for the crucifixion scenes at two in the morning, and I'd go till ten, and about two hours of maintenance on it during the day, in freezing temperatures, and then they took two hours to take it off at night. And then at the same time I separated my shoulder. so I was dealing with hypothermia, and I got very sick up there.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: caviezel; movies; passion; rushlimbaugh
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To: RayChuang88
You know, I enjoyed the interview, but Rush really isn't that great an interviewer... I probably shouldn't be surprised given how infrequently he does it :)
41 posted on 02/28/2004 9:33:46 AM PST by mcg1969
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To: RayChuang88
Nobody mentions Pay It Back and the religiousity of that movie and part. It had the martyred child wunderkind forwarding the idea of forgiveness and charity,along with Canviezel, the drug addled but absolutely redeemable bum the kid first pays back.
42 posted on 02/28/2004 9:34:40 AM PST by kinghorse
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
wow. i have never heard that mentioned.
43 posted on 02/28/2004 9:36:59 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: ECM
He had a good turn in there, but that movie was entirely too philosophical for my tastes.

To which one are you referring, The Thin Red Line or The Passion of the Christ?

44 posted on 02/28/2004 9:37:41 AM PST by O.C. - Old Cracker (When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
TRL
45 posted on 02/28/2004 9:48:26 AM PST by ECM
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To: ECM
Frequenct was good. I also liked Thin Red Line, not that many others did. I like the scenery of Daintree National Forest in Queensland
46 posted on 02/28/2004 9:49:43 AM PST by raloxk
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To: xsmommy
Rather fortuitous, don't you think?
47 posted on 02/28/2004 9:49:50 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: raloxk
Oh yeah: it was a beautifully shot picture, but not exactly what I look for in what is, ostensibly, a war movie.
48 posted on 02/28/2004 9:52:57 AM PST by ECM
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To: Skip Ripley
If Jim C. has any problems with blacklisting, I am quite sure he will appear in more Mel Gibson movies. I think Mel will see to that.
49 posted on 02/28/2004 9:56:01 AM PST by luvbach1 (In the know on the border)
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To: ECM
I thought you might have meant TPotC, not TRL. Have you ever seen WWS? Or TWoO? How about OFOtCN? My wife and I enjoy watching MBFGW. And FM is always good for a laugh. Supposedly there's a remake of F451 in the works. And our kids enjoyed watching TR. Later, O.C.
50 posted on 02/28/2004 10:10:00 AM PST by O.C. - Old Cracker (When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
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To: commish
I would recommend "High Crimes" to anyone who hasn't seen it.

Yes indeed. His personality change startled me.

Excellent movie. ( and Ashley Judd is a looker)

51 posted on 02/28/2004 10:10:07 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: kinghorse
Nobody mentions Pay It Back and the religiousity of that movie and part. It had the martyred child wunderkind forwarding the idea of forgiveness and charity,along with Canviezel, the drug addled but absolutely redeemable bum the kid first pays back.

Psst...(polite correcting) It's Pay it Forward, not Back. Remember, paying back is retribution, and that's wrong...we're supposed to be turning the other cheek and all. ;-)

52 posted on 02/28/2004 11:10:25 AM PST by dayton law dude
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To: mcg1969
You know, I enjoyed the interview, but Rush really isn't that great an interviewer... I probably shouldn't be surprised given how infrequently he does it :)

Well not on air he doesn't. And since Jim's call was spontaeous and unexpected, I'm sure he wasn't prepared. But I've read extensive interviews he's done for his newsletter and they seem pretty good to me.

53 posted on 02/28/2004 11:30:13 AM PST by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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To: AFreeBird
Agreed.
54 posted on 02/28/2004 1:40:16 PM PST by mcg1969
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To: dayton law dude
got me. Pay-It-Forward. Regardless, it was in keeping with the movie roles this fellow accepts. Interesting fellow.
55 posted on 02/28/2004 2:47:04 PM PST by kinghorse
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To: luvbach1
Hah --- the problem with the rest of Hollywood --- they care so much about money --- they won't blacklist him if it means losing out on some money they could make by using a new big star!
56 posted on 02/28/2004 2:52:11 PM PST by FITZ
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To: Hildy
I'm in love with this man. You think he'd convert to Judaism for me??? (ONLY KIDDING GUYS).

I know you said just kidding, but you might still be able to have him if you would convert to Catholicism. Oh, wait! He's already married. Nevermind!

57 posted on 02/28/2004 3:37:47 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: kinghorse
Good call, kinghorse! My daughter was wondering what she had seen him in, and the other movies weren't clicking with her. He played his part in "Pay It Forward" very well. Thank you for the reminder!
58 posted on 02/28/2004 3:47:01 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: Skip Ripley
You're right. They can't touch Mel, but they can do some damage to James Caviezel.

Something tells me, though, that the untouchable Mel will always look after this young man. I can't see Gibson letting him swing in the wind after all this.

Regards,
59 posted on 02/28/2004 4:00:54 PM PST by VermiciousKnid
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To: RayChuang88
I loved his comment about JC. When asked about the controversy the movie has provoked, he responded that Jesus Christ was controversial, in fact they killed him for it.
60 posted on 02/28/2004 6:22:28 PM PST by secret garden (Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
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