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During filming, Brian Deacon, who plays Jesus, responded to the question, "Who is Jesus to you?" by saying, "I've had a number of good conversations about that with Tom Pannella, my stand-in. I was raised in Oxfordshire. My mother was Catholic and my father was Protestant, but they agreed I should seek my faith for myself. Because of this, I probably spent more time than the average person evaluating what I believe. I believe that God sent Jesus to die for our sins. He is the Savior, but I don't know if I'll ever be like the Christians you have in America who go around saying that they are 'born-again.' The more I learn about Jesus, the less sure I am that I will ever deserve to be called by His name. I fall so far short. I feel like I'm just beginning on the path of faith. Every day when I go to the set, I realize how mortal I really am. How can mortal man portray immortality? I count it a privilege to be one of His followers. I would say that I'm a Christian, maybe not in the same sense that others talk about, but God means a great deal to me, even more since Tom and I speak to Him so often."
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