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
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.
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.
father worry too-much
My father told me very early on that it was a sin to worry too much.
brake smack happenings
It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.
dog helping breaths
It freshens your breath and helps prevent tartar.
dad believe men
My dad taught me my faith, and I believe what he taught me. The man never lied to me in his life.
wise forever going-away
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.
drama passion character
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.
crazy alive crazy-things
I did a lot of crazy things so I'm surprised to be alive.
thinking years drunk
It's said that I went into a rant, but I think it went on for about five words. I was drunk. It just turned into a big thing. I apologized profusely-not once but three times. So what's the problem? It's four years ago. Do I need to apologize again?
movie running fighting
Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live…at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing' to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take…OUR FREEDOM?!
heart needs may
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.
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.
old-habits payback kicks
Old habits die hard, I guess. If you dont kick them, they kick you.