I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing. Mel Gibson More Quotes by Mel Gibson More Quotes From Mel Gibson There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologise specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested. Mel Gibson apology night thinking It's time to sort of get back to a basic message, the message that was given. At this time, the world has gone nuts, I think. And this film speaks - well, Christ spoke of faith, hope, love and forgiveness. And these are things I think we need to be reminded of again. He forgave as he was tortured and killed. And we could do with a little of that behavior. Mel Gibson nuts needs thinking I'm not a preacher and I'm not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make this. The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the power to evangelize. Mel Gibson film careers ghost My hope is that this movie will affect people on a very profound level and reach them with a message of faith, hope, love and forgiveness. Mel Gibson levels profound people It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something. Mel Gibson smack brake happenings Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten. Mel Gibson gigs writing 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. Mel Gibson serenity pieces lucky I walked away from acting for eight years and tried to make the choice that I should have made when I was 21. But, it doesn't make any difference. Nothing changed. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. Mel Gibson eight differences years The pop culture has become more frenetic. There are more forces at work that are far more invasive. However, I think it would be perfectly doable to defend ones loved ones from some of the harsher aspects of public life. You’re not going to be a 100% successful. But you can see when it’s on purpose. It’s so blatantly easy to avoid at times and you can tell when it was unavoidable. Mel Gibson successful would-be thinking Change is always proceeded by a little pain. Some people can change and they don't have to go through so many painful things. But I think that I'm of a personality that I'm a little stubborn, so it's always tough for me. Mel Gibson pain people thinking Voting is a very scary arena to be in, but I do vote. I go in there and pull the lever. It's kind of like pulling the lever and watching the trap door fall out from beneath you. Why should we trust any of these people? None of them ever deliver on anything. It's always disappointing. Mel Gibson doors people fall I like going in to different styles of acting and exploring stuff I haven't done before. Mel Gibson style different acting If you're making a cake, you don't just make the cake and have it look nice and have nobody tastes it. But that doesn't take away from your ability to execute what you do as well as you can and to have it be something for many. Mel Gibson cake nice looks I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here. Mel Gibson digital talking thinking All experiences, what does not kill you makes you stronger and tougher I think. Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant, unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, season you somehow and you learn from them. Mel Gibson stronger doe thinking Go away, dig a hole, do something else, come back and it magically rejuvenates your creative impulses and stuff. Mel Gibson going-away creative stuff 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. Mel Gibson deities order people Hey, I'm for love, not war. How about we have a beer? Mel Gibson hey beer war My family means more to me than the artificial trappings of my career. If ever I had to choose between my career and my family, the wife and kids would definitely come out on top. Mel Gibson careers mean kids What I'm doing is making an action-adventure film of mythic proportions. Mel Gibson film action adventure
