Mel Gibson Quotes

We all present a version of ourselves whether you’ve got a puppet on your hand or not. To actually be very real out there in a public way, why?

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.

My dad taught me my faith, and I believe what he taught me. The man never lied to me in his life.

It’s all happening too fast. I’ve got to put the brakes on or I’ll smack into something.

You know what happens when you don’t take a risk? Nothing.

I don’t think the audience always listens to the critics. That’s been proven time and time again.

God is the only one who knows how many children we should have, and we should be ready to accept them. One can’t decide for oneself who comes into this world and who doesn’t. That decision doesn’t belong to us.

A guy said to me one time, something really profound, and it’s so simple. It’s that depression lies. It’s a liar and you have to shut it down. There is nothing that alleviates it more than going out and doing something for someone else. It’s almost like instant healing. Get away from yourself. People can’t even get out of bed and it gets really severe. I’ve never been at that stage. Everyone goes through low and high and low and high and some people are blessed to be created on an even keel all the way through – but not me.

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.

I don’t care if I don’t act anymore.

Sometimes you got to a point where it wasn’t happening and you had to figure out another way to do it, particularly in terms of making the jaguar do what you wanted. That was not CG, a real guy had to run really fast and not trip. There was a form of restraint on the creature that you can’t see. so it was all very safe – but it is real.

Scotland is a great nation, but its horses are very uncomfortable.