you were raised christian. did you have a frame of reference about jesus? >> oh, he's the savior. that's how i go about it. without apology, i'm a christian. i'm not -- i was raised as a christian scientist, but i'm not a practicing christian scientist, although i still observe many of the tenets within the context of the writings, but i'm -- he's the guy. >> okay. >> the one. >> when you got the role and you started to research it, did you learn anything? >> well, you know, it's funny. maybe it's a karma kind of moment. different things happen to me all the time when i take a role. the universe conspires to fill in the blanks. i open up a book, and the first page is on herod's palace. he was a man of great accomplishment and survived his