Mel Gibson Quotes

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Mel Gibson

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 3, 1956

Religion and politics hit nerves. There's a lot of anger about a lot of things. It's not easily resolved. I guess that's what wars are about. Wars are about prejudice and fear. Hit first before you get hit. Believe me, I know.

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And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

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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.

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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.

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

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The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic.

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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.

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I'll tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think I've been actually given a daily opportunity to practice that, and it's - it's - and I know that that sounds almost like a backhanded slap, and it is in a way because I haven't been successful at it every day.

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If I've still got my pants on in the second scene, I think they've sent me the wrong script.

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I think the 'Lethal Weapon' movies contain my favorite performances. It sounds really crummy, I know, but although the work doesn't look hard, it's difficult to create 'effortless' on screen.

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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.

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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.

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I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

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I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth.

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It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting.

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