A biography for Mel Gibsonhasn’t been written yet.
“Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.”
“I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.”
“Theatrical is fantastic. I don't think anything will ever replace the big dark room, the screen and the popcorn. You can kind of do it in your home if you have a nice screen, but it's not the same thing.”
“But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20.”
“Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.”
“Every time you go out there to do something, you wonder if you can do it. There's no assured success. There's no secret recipe for success. Every time you go out there, you go out there with the possibility of great failure.”
“Marriage is marriage. Everybody has problems.”
“What I need to do to heal myself and to be assuring and allay the fears of others and to heal them if they had any heart wounds from something I may have said.”
“I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me.”
“It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.”
“Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them.”
“I'm as vain as the next guy. I have a facade on right now. But you can't see it, because it's reality-based.”
“Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.”
“It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting.”
“I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing.”
“I could easily not act again. It's not a problem.”
“I like going in to different styles of acting and exploring stuff I haven't done before.”
“Film is built for kinetic movement and crash and burn. It's a great tool for spectacles. But if it's not rooted to something a little higher, you're just kicking your butt around the corner. You can only take so much of that. You have to have some sort of foundation to explode from.”
“I just don't do anything fun anymore. But, that's dying, isn't it? I mean, you die in stages, right? You let things go in pieces.”
“After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.”