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Stephen Moyer on Playing Pontius Pilate | Killing Jesus


pilot is a Roman soldier who sent to be

pilot is a Roman soldier who sent to be governor of Jerusalem there’s no

governor of Jerusalem there’s no

governor of Jerusalem there’s no question that it’s an epic story I think

question that it’s an epic story I think

question that it’s an epic story I think for me how it works for me though that

for me how it works for me though that

for me how it works for me though that you know with Pilate is you get to see

you know with Pilate is you get to see

you know with Pilate is you get to see Pilate a little bit behind the scenes

Pilate a little bit behind the scenes

Pilate a little bit behind the scenes you know it’s not just played out in

you know it’s not just played out in

you know it’s not just played out in front of a crowd

front of a crowd

front of a crowd why must you cater to these priests the

why must you cater to these priests the

why must you cater to these priests the Tetra people kill him enjoy better Ross

Tetra people kill him enjoy better Ross

Tetra people kill him enjoy better Ross of his father must do something when

of his father must do something when

of his father must do something when you’re playing a character like Pilate

you’re playing a character like Pilate

you’re playing a character like Pilate who has that kind of burden of history

who has that kind of burden of history

who has that kind of burden of history on him I think sometimes what I’ve seen

on him I think sometimes what I’ve seen

on him I think sometimes what I’ve seen it portrayed he comes across as weak we

it portrayed he comes across as weak we

it portrayed he comes across as weak we don’t see what what other things

don’t see what what other things

don’t see what what other things Caiaphas has got on what other things

Caiaphas has got on what other things

Caiaphas has got on what other things Antipas is dealing with what what Pilate

Antipas is dealing with what what Pilate

Antipas is dealing with what what Pilate is dealing with running a city on a

is dealing with running a city on a

is dealing with running a city on a daily basis and it could quite simply

daily basis and it could quite simply

daily basis and it could quite simply have been that you know a one moment

have been that you know a one moment

have been that you know a one moment he’s doing roads and taxes at another

he’s doing roads and taxes at another

he’s doing roads and taxes at another point he’s somebody stolen from somebody

point he’s somebody stolen from somebody

point he’s somebody stolen from somebody the next one comes in but this one

the next one comes in but this one

the next one comes in but this one thinks he’s king of the Jews and it’s

thinks he’s king of the Jews and it’s

thinks he’s king of the Jews and it’s just ok scourge him tax them you know I

just ok scourge him tax them you know I

just ok scourge him tax them you know I think it’s much I think it’s a really

think it’s much I think it’s a really

think it’s much I think it’s a really interesting story to actually think

interesting story to actually think

interesting story to actually think about how this story became what it did

about how this story became what it did

about how this story became what it did his crime is not sedition they’re not he

his crime is not sedition they’re not he

his crime is not sedition they’re not he rails against Roman taxes if I would

rails against Roman taxes if I would

rails against Roman taxes if I would have crucify every Jew who rails against

have crucify every Jew who rails against

have crucify every Jew who rails against our taxes I would have to live all the

our taxes I would have to live all the

our taxes I would have to live all the Cedars of Lebanon for would I really

Cedars of Lebanon for would I really

Cedars of Lebanon for would I really don’t see Pilate as the victim in this I

don’t see Pilate as the victim in this I

don’t see Pilate as the victim in this I think he has been driven to make

think he has been driven to make

think he has been driven to make decisions by the scenario governor not

decisions by the scenario governor not

decisions by the scenario governor not open the gate

open the gate

open the gate we brought a criminal for judgment

we brought a criminal for judgment

we brought a criminal for judgment take him and judge him under your law

take him and judge him under your law

take him and judge him under your law and fs just keeps pushing and pushing my

and fs just keeps pushing and pushing my

and fs just keeps pushing and pushing my bishop until finally Pilate just

bishop until finally Pilate just

bishop until finally Pilate just eventually

eventually

eventually not that’s all it takes to create this

not that’s all it takes to create this

not that’s all it takes to create this domino effect over the next two thousand

domino effect over the next two thousand

domino effect over the next two thousand years the idea that something like that

years the idea that something like that

years the idea that something like that could be the wellspring for this for

could be the wellspring for this for

could be the wellspring for this for what Christianity became is this is a

what Christianity became is this is a

what Christianity became is this is a fascinating idea because one would think

fascinating idea because one would think

fascinating idea because one would think it would have to be something far bigger

it would have to be something far bigger

it would have to be something far bigger and so I think that there if anything

and so I think that there if anything

and so I think that there if anything there is within this script a lot of

there is within this script a lot of

there is within this script a lot of those kind of subtleties that that make

those kind of subtleties that that make

those kind of subtleties that that make it make interest

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