Mel Gibson Biography

On himself:
“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 family means more to me than the artificial trappings of my career. If I ever had to choose between my career and my family, the wife and kids would definitely come out on top.”

"You can't live up to what people expect. Nobody can. But I guess that's my problem, not theirs."

"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."

On his wife:
“She’s my Rock of Gibraltar, only prettier…. My wife is a saint. She’s a much better person than I am.”

On life:
“The only way to maintain a moderate sum of happiness in this life is not to worry about the future or regret the past too much.”

Others:
“If you’re going to wear three hats. You’d better grow two more heads.” [Commenting on his actor/director/producer roles in ‘Braveheart’ (1995)]

“I’m not anti-Semitic. My Gospels are not anti-Semitic. I’ve shown it to many Jews and they’re like, ‘It’s not anti-Semitic’. It’s interesting that the people who say it’s anti-Semitic say that before they saw the film, and they say the same thing after they saw the film.” [9 February 2004]

“The L.A. Times, it’s an anti-Christian publication, as is the New York Times.” [2003]

“Jews are responsible for all wars in the world.” [28 July 2006, after being pulled over for speeding and drunk driving, Malibu, California]

"They take it up the ass. [pointing at his posterior] This is only for taking a shit." [Discussing homosexuals in an interview with El Pais magazine, December 1991]