Mel Gibson

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

“The precursors to a civilization that’s going under are the same, time and time again. … What's human sacrifice if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?”

“If you're going to wear three hats, you'd better grow two more heads.”

“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.”

“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 said the same thing after they saw the film.”

“I don't feel like I want to get in front of a camera any more. I like getting, you know, just being a slob behind a camera and watching other people look good. You know, I might not hurry back. I might go and go somewhere no-one can find me. You know where that is? You know where the place is no-one can find you? I was thinking of pitching my tent right next to the weapons of mass destruction. Then no-one would find me.”

“They take it up the ass. [pointing at his posterior] This is only for taking a shit.”

“I became an actor despite that. But with this look, who's going to think I'm gay? It would be hard to take me for someone like that. Do I sound like a homosexual? Do I talk like them? Do I move like them?”

“Hey, I'm for love, not war. How about we have a beer?”

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

“Why are they calling her a Nazi? …Because modern secular Judaism wants to blame the holocaust on the Catholic Church. And it's a lie. And it's revisionism. And they've been working on that one for a while.”

“This is not a Christian versus Jewish thing. '(Jesus) came into the world and it knew him not.' Looking at Christ's crucifixion, I look first at my own culpability in that.”

“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.”

“Fucking Jews... Jews are responsible for all wars in the world.”

“What are you looking at, sugartits?”

“I fully support the efforts of Mr. & Mrs. Schindler to save their daughter, Terri Schiavo, from a cruel starvation. Terri's husband should sign the care of his wife over to her parents so she can be properly cared for.”

“Religion and politics hit nerves. There's a lot of anger about a lot of things. It's not easily resolved. I guess that's what wars are about. Wars are about prejudice and fear. Hit first before you get hit. Believe me, I know.”

“Religion and politics hit nerves. There's a lot of anger about a lot of things. It's not easily resolved. I guess that's what wars are about. Wars are about prejudice and fear. Hit first before you get hit. Believe me, I know.”

“You ask anybody what their number one fear is, and it's public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale, and that's what I've been through.”

“After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.”

“Every time you go out there to do something, you wonder if you can do it. There's no assured success. There's no secret recipe for success. Every time you go out there, you go out there with the possibility of great failure.”

“A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.”

“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.”

“Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.”

“I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger.”

“A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.”

“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.”