Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson AOis an American actor and filmmaker. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, and moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 January 1956
CityPeekskill, NY
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It's set before the Conquest, so there are no European faces, and we are using mostly indigenous people and actors from Mexico City,
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It was a cheap, nasty movie that was cranked out in three weeks on a tiny budget.
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This guy has a sense of integrity, but it's very misguided.
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The audience will have to focus on the visuals... But they had silent films before talkies arrived, and people went to see them.
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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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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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I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that we're all susceptible to fall and to look at what are the earmarks of a civilization on the wane. What are they - destruction of the environment? Conspicuous consumption? Heard of those?
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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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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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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.
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I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.
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to create a lasting work of art and engender serious thought among audiences of diverse faith backgrounds (or none) who have varying familiarity with this story.
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The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic.