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
writing years acting
I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing.
father worry too-much
My father told me very early on that it was a sin to worry too much.
creative going-away stuff
Go away, dig a hole, do something else, come back and it magically rejuvenates your creative impulses and stuff.
jobs fun stories
I like directing much better. It's more fun, that's all there is to it. It's essentially the same job, which is storytelling, but you have more control over the way you want to tell the story. It's a high. I love it.
children thinking bird
That's like asking you to pick your favorite child... I do however, think Bird on a Wire was one of my finest works. Oscar caliber.
helping fame found
Time helps a lot. I found the fame thing really was a torment for a while. Then you learn to deal with it.
order people deities
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity.
serenity pieces littles
The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky.
children kids accomplishment
People always ask me to list my greatest accomplishments, expecting me to rattle off a bunch of movies I've made, but what I'm proudest of is my kids.
brake smack happenings
It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.
two hats three
If you're going to wear three hats. You'd better grow two more heads.
christian new-york publication
The L.A. Times, it's an anti-Christian publication, as is the New York Times.
church salvation
There is no salvation for those outside the Church
interesting flying boots
Boot Camp was great and very interesting. You got to use live rounds of ammunition and got to do a lot of crawling around with live rounds flying around you, so you really had to learn to keep your ass down - everything down for that matter.