Billy and Anais spent 5 years preparing themselves for the filming of Jesus of Malibu, adhering to an intense body, mind, and spiritual training regimen.
During this period they would get up before sunrise to sungaze; they would also fast regularly while reading and studying hundreds of books and subjects.
Billy conducted many experiments, focusing on mind experiments.
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To isolate themselves from the world and explore their characters they also lived in a boat and in a sail boat before embarking on their journey to produce Jesus of Malibu.