Everett, who was cast as Wilde in the new historical drama film The Happy Prince, also said he finds the late writer's character flaws "tremendously appealing and touching".
The 59-year-old was asked during BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show about his previously description of Oscar Wilde as a "Christ-like" figure.
He replied: "For me, he's better than Christ because he's half God with his talent and his human side - which Christ number quite pulled off except having his feet washed by Mary Magdalene - is very human.
"Greed, ego, vanity, snobbery; all the things that brought him down I find tremendously appealing and touching, because most of us have all these qualities and most of us get away with it."
Born in Dublin in 1854, Oscar Wilde studied at Oxford University before becoming a popular novelist and playwright.
The Happy Prince traces the final days of Oscar Wilde, after he was outed over a homosexual affair and jailed for gross indecency.
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