Actor Jim Caviezel says openly expressing his political and religious convictions has made life in Hollywood more difficult, particularly because of his support for President Donald Trump and his outspoken opposition to abortion.
Caviezel described the entertainment industry as an environment where people with his views are not rewarded for speaking openly.
“And this has been a tumultuous time to be in Hollywood, because you’re not thanked. You’re spit upon. You they they will wound you, especially when you think say things like I have that I love President Trump.”
He then made clear that his support for Trump goes beyond simply voting for him.
“I love the man. I don’t even just vote for him. I love the man, and what he’s done to get rid of abortion from the highest levels on the federal level.”
Caviezel said he believes the fight over abortion should continue at the state level and framed the issue in explicitly religious terms.
“We need to get rid of abortion in all the state level. We need to stop killing the babies, and we know that from the scripture because it happened during the time of Moses, and also happened during the time of our Lord Jesus Christ when he was born into this world.”
He described abortion as part of a broader spiritual struggle and said his beliefs are rooted in Scripture.
“The devil did not want him, and he doesn’t want these children, and so we have to fight fight for them because our it’s counterintuitive to God, it’s counterintuitive to our country that one nation under God, and we and we’re throwing that away, and we won’t we won’t exist any longer if we don’t do everything within our power to to do that,”
Caviezel tied that conviction to his broader understanding of faith and mortality.
“and so Saint Paul says to live is Christ, to die is gain. I believe that. I know I’m going to die someday,”
He said those beliefs also influenced the way he approached his work and the people he encountered while preparing for the film “Ghost Soldiers.”
“and and I joined my my feeling and my my my belief in my core with all of these operatives that I worked with.”
Caviezel said the film carries spiritual significance for him and compared its title to the idea of being guided by the Holy Ghost.
“That’s why ghost soldiers so powerful. It’s like the Holy Ghost soldier, something in his heart that’s that you know I’m the wrong guy. Why would you choose me, Lord?”
He continued by saying that he sees a deeper purpose in the people he worked with on the project.
“You know, but God chose them, and I met a lot of these guys that that have clearly made a difference in our world.”
Caviezel’s comments reflect the way he connects his professional life, political views and Christian faith.
He has framed his support for Trump in part around abortion policy, while also making clear that his opposition to abortion is not simply political. For Caviezel, it is rooted in his religious beliefs and his understanding of the country’s identity.
His remarks also highlight the tension he says exists between those convictions and the culture of Hollywood.
Rather than separate faith from his public work, Caviezel described both as part of the same mission. He presented his beliefs about abortion, Trump, Scripture and the people he worked with on “Ghost Soldiers” as connected by a common sense of purpose.
That conviction, he said, remains central to how he approaches both his career and the causes he believes are worth fighting for.