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" I'll tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think I've been actually given a daily opportunity to practice that, and it's - it's - and I know that that sounds almost like a backhanded slap, and it is in a way because I haven't been successful at it every day. "

Mel Gibson

Think

Day

Daily

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Mel Gibson

Try

Think

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

" People like scary stories. There's a fascination with fear themes, and we want to face those things in a weird, subconscious way. "

" It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting. "

" I just don't do anything fun anymore. But, that's dying, isn't it? I mean, you die in stages, right? You let things go in pieces. "

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" I like going in to different styles of acting and exploring stuff I haven't done before. "

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" Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth. "

" Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies. "

Mel Gibson

Art

Acting

" Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten. "

" 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. "

" Change is always preceded 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 tough for me. "

" I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you. "

Mel Gibson

Happens

Spiritual

" Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same. "

" The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic. "

Mel Gibson

Traffic

Direction

" Film is built for kinetic movement and crash and burn. It's a great tool for spectacles. But if it's not rooted to something a little higher, you're just kicking your butt around the corner. You can only take so much of that. You have to have some sort of foundation to explode from. "

" We're all dying. We're all in the process of oxidizing. Everyone of us is in the process of oxidizing, so to sort of interrupt one aspect of that while everything else goes on, it's a freak show. "

Mel Gibson

Process

Everything