[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.
"James Patrick "Jim" Caviezel" is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Other notable roles include the golfer Bobby Jones (golfer)/Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (film)/Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)/The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes (film)/Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu (2006 film)/Déjà Vu, and Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998 film)/The Thin Red Line. Since September 2011, he has starred as John Reese (Person of Interest)/John Reese on the CBS crime drama series Person of Interest (TV series)/Person of Interest.
More Jim Caviezel on Wikipedia.I've had family in the war (who) would never tell me about the accounts, what it's like, what it felt like. These fellas finally said, Well you're gonna make a movie about this war, we're gonna tell you what we went through.
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.
[He says he and co-star Guy Pearce decided to do it do their fencing scenes themselves, without the help of stunt men -- despite their lack of swordplay experience.] I said, 'Guy, it would be great if we could get really good and fast and get this down,' ... 'I think a lot of peple would be impressed if you and I did this and not a bunch of other guys.'
I look at this as a service. I enjoy that.
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