As you might expect, I have been asked many times recently what it’s like to play Mary, Jesus’ mother, in a movie.
Where do I begin? It was a challenge, a responsibility, a privilege and an honor. Mary is probably the most important and definitive female role in the history of mankind. She is the archetype of all mothers, and holds within herself also the essence of what it means to be a woman. In art, throughout history, Mary has been visually portrayed in so many different ways, and I think she is the one figure toward which all of us project a very personal imagery.
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