What Joe Eszterhas has said about Christianity

3 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-American screenwriter, author and former Rolling Stone journalist known for Basic Instinct, Showgirls and Flashdance, has been quoted on Christianity 3 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on June 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Eszterhas argued that his Christian scripts went unfinanced because they were too gritty for Christian backers and too religious for secular ones.
“I was just writing it for my heart, and that was too gritty. to get Christian kind of financing”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2508 - Joe Eszterhas (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 27:00
Eszterhas characterized Jesus as a Jewish zealot and freedom fighter executed by Rome.
“He was a Jewish zealot, a freedom fighter against the Roman Empire. He was crucified by the Romans”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2508 - Joe Eszterhas (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 29:42
Eszterhas attributed his survival of stage four throat cancer to his prayer life.
“And I felt afterwards that the reason I was able to beat a stage four cancer had to do with my prayer life”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2508 - Joe Eszterhas (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 52:31

Episodes

#2508 - Joe Eszterhas
The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 3, 2026 · 2 h 18 min
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells Joe Rogan about writing Basic Instinct, his friendship with Hunter S. Thompson, his Christian faith, the Shroud of Turin, ICE and encounters with music legends.

Others on Christianity

Josh Howerton · 3 quotes
Philip Anthony Mitchell · 3 quotes
Arthur Brooks · 2 quotes
Jaime · 2 quotes
Shawn Ryan · 2 quotes
Chad Ripperger · 2 quotes
Carlos Erazo · 2 quotes
Brian Davila · 2 quotes

Joe Eszterhas on other topics

Basic Instinct · 4 quotes
Addiction and recovery · 2 quotes
Hunter S. Thompson · 2 quotes
Kent State shootings · 1 quote
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 1 quote
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 · 1 quote
Shroud of Turin · 1 quote
The Last Temptation of Christ · 1 quote