Quotes by Mel Gibson

About Mel Gibson:

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson is an American actor and filmmaker. He is most well known as an action hero, for roles such as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon buddy cop film series and Max Rockatansky in the first three films in the Mad Max post-apocalyptic action series.
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When you get to that point where you don't want to live, and you don't want to die, it's a desperate, horrible place to be. And I just hit my knees. And I had to use 'The Passion of the Christ' to heal my wounds.

Mel Gibson

I like going in to different styles of acting and exploring stuff I haven't done before.

Mel Gibson

My biggest weakness is that I'm excessive. Fortunately for everyone concerned, I'm not as excessive as I used to be.

Mel Gibson

Hollywood is a factory. You have to realize that you are working in a factory and you're part of the mechanism. If you break down, you'll be replaced.

Mel Gibson

Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them.

Mel Gibson

I think everything is pretty well preordained - even your mistakes.

Mel Gibson

I don't care if I don't act anymore.

Mel Gibson

I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you.

Mel Gibson

Well, if you look at the whole story, I mean there's only Jews and Romans in the story. I mean I just wanted to flesh that character out and make that a drama about the people around Christ when he was going through this passion.

Mel Gibson

I could easily not act again. It's not a problem.

Mel Gibson

We're all dying. We're all in the process of oxidizing. Everyone of us is in the process of oxidizing, so to sort of interrupt one aspect of that while everything else goes on, it's a freak show.

Mel Gibson

Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

Mel Gibson

Boy, there's nothing more thrilling than a chase. I'd often thought, over the years, that someone should do a whole film where it's nothing but a chase.

Mel Gibson

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.

Mel Gibson

I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me.

Mel Gibson

Change is always preceded by a little pain. Some people can change and they don't have to go through so many painful things. But I think that I'm of a personality that I'm a little stubborn, so it's tough for me.

Mel Gibson

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.

Mel Gibson

I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger.

Mel Gibson

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.

Mel Gibson

A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.

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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.

Mel Gibson

Author Bio

  • NameMel Gibson
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, film director, producer and screenwriter
  • AliasesMel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson
  • BornJanuary 3, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Ireland
  • ProfessionFilm Producer; Film Actor; Film Director; Actor; Writer; Voice Actor; Screenwriter
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Director