While looking for release dates for the O Jerusalem film, I stumbled upon a brief interview with JJ, whilst he was on holiday in Israel, by Ari Miller. Although there is no date associated with the article, I gather from reading it, that it was written before September 2005; and therefore before filming of O Jerusalem started. Read the full article here.

" Somewhat overwhelmed from waxing philosophical with David and Levin, I decided to leave native Jerusalemites behind and head across town to the Old City, in search of someone without a direct connection to this particular patch of real estate. Keeping my ears attuned for English, I happened upon JJ Field as he was coming out of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, a perennially popular tourist destination for pilgrims and atheists alike. Having built up some confidence from my previous conversations, I approached him bluntly: “I’m working on an article about the end of the world. Would you mind spending a little time to share your thoughts?”

The native Londoner coolly responded that indeed he did have the time, adding that in his extensive backpacking adventures he had never yet been approached for an interview. Chatting while looking around for a suitable spot to sit and talk, JJ said he’d headed here as a vacation, eager to experience first-hand this situation that he’d heard so much about. So far, his journey had included visits with friends on both sides of the Green Line; recently, he’d spent a few days with Jewish Israeli friends in Tel Aviv, where, he says, he began to understand the emotional connection many Jews have with Zion.

Seated at a café tucked into the stone walls, JJ told me that after three days checking out the Jerusalem scene, he sensed religious tension in the air between Jews, Muslims and Christians—something that was intimidating for a secular person like himself. JJ was raised to approach religion from an historical and sociological perspective—his father holds a PhD in Middle East Studies–and for his own part, the 26-year-old actor declines to identify with any religion, considering himself a rationalist. When it comes to potential end-of-days scenarios, he says, “I’m more nervous about America and England and the great Western powers than anyone in the Middle East starting an apocalypse. Western politics are such a lie, using the politics of the Jews and Arabs for their own purpose. You don’t need any more pressure with the situation tense enough as it is.” "