Kirk Cameron is well known today as a Christian actor but many people do not know that he did not accept Christ until he was 18.

What may be surprising is that he found God on a soundstage in Hollywood while filming the show that made him a star, “Growing Pains.”

“I think eventually if people are thoughtful you start asking grown up questions like, ‘How did the world get started? Where did we come from? Where are we going? Why are we here?’ and I guess when I, as a child, I just sort of had blind faith in the fairytale that they way we got here was from goo to the zoo to you,” he told FOX411. “I finally said that doesn’t sound right and someone took me to church and kind of opened my eyes to what I believe is the truth about who we are and why we’re here and so when I was about 18 years old I wanted to start living my life in a way that said thank you to the way God made me.”

Cameron said that once he accepted Christ he quickly became more passionate for a relationship with Jesus.  He would study the Bible and strive to do all he could to learn the Word of God and apply it to his life.  However, that devotion to Christ and his teachings has led to many conflicts with Hollywood.

“I think that when anyone is in the spotlight…you’re always going to be held to a higher standard and we should be held to a higher standard because we’re influencing more people than others might be,” Cameron said. “With the privilege of a platform comes great responsibility….[We’ve] got to be careful with what we say and how we say it and everything should be seasoned with grace and while I certainly I don’t do that perfectly, I strive to do it increasingly.”

Cameron said that one of the things driving him now is to make movies that a Christian family can sit down and enjoy together.

“My wife and I are always looking for a great new movie to watch on movie night and it’s hard to find films that are fun and inspiring and that are going to build up our faith in God and our strength as a family. So we decided we would make one and we made it right here in our own backyard with a local little league team and it’s a movie where family learn the lessons of mercy, patience, sacrifice and trusting God,” Cameron said, referring to his new film “Mercy Rule.”