Over the 22 years of Chad Michael Murray’s acting career, he has turned down numerous roles in order to “stick to the things” that are in line with his Christian faith.
“I stick to the things I believe in,” Murray said. “Let’s just say if a piece of material were to come across my desk, which has happened plenty of times over the last 22 years, that I don’t necessarily feel is what I believe or what I’m selling — then that’s not for me.”
Murray told Fox News Digital that staying true to his Christian beliefs also helps make the projects he’s working on better.
“I don’t want to step in something that I don’t believe in any way because it’s going to destroy it for everybody else involved,” Murray said. “If you don’t fully love and embrace the character that you are inhabiting, it will show on screen. I always want to give the people that I’m working with, and the people who are going to watch the movie, the most of me.”
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The 40-year-old father of two said daily devotionals and time spent reading the Bible help him stay grounded in Hollywood. Murray has the Bible verse of 1 Timothy 4:12, which encourages setting “an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity,” pinned to his Twitter profile.
“I get up every day, and I put that spiritual armor on, read the Bible, and do some devotionals and then get ready to go to work,” Murray said, adding, “I feel stronger and safer walking onto my sets every day knowing that I have God with me every day. Jesus is there with me every day. … When you have that comfort that you just feel safe, you feel different, you feel the opportunity to handle more, your shoulders are bigger, you can carry more weight.”
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Murray is perhaps best known for his role in the TV series One Tree Hill. His newest film, Fortress: Sniper’s Eye, was released on April 29.
