Mel Gibson (Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson) Quotes
I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.
Quotes to Explore
-
Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
-
As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
-
Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
-
I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
-
With a poetry book I can send 100 copies out to reviewers and other people, and even do it in advance and get their response. It's difficult with iPad: how do you send it out for free, and how do you even disseminate it before it goes into their store?
-
I've always been very in tune to my voice and to other people's voices and how they express themselves vocally. And I always loved accents and dialects - I collected them like stamps.
-
I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
-
It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
-
There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
-
We didn't rehearse or play the songs to death before we recorded them, and that let us catch a freshness and energy level we've never really felt while making records.
-
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
-
Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
-
Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
-
I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road.
-
If you are ambitious to talk well, you must be as much as possible in the society of well-bred, cultured people. If you seclude yourself, though you are a college graduate, you will be a poor converser.
-
Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
-
I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
-
I love Toni Morrison and Jeanette Winterson. 'The Passion' is my favourite book.
-
The federal government should not be an accessory to the unconstitutional actions of the Arizona state government. By continuing to work with Arizona police departments operating under SB 1070, the Department is implicitly condoning the shameful tactics authorized by the new law.
-
I have seen, the desperation and disorder of the powerless: how it twists the lives of children on the streets of Jakarta or Nairobi in much the same way as it does the lives of children on Chicago 's South Side.
-
I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
-
I need a long and lingering death to make sure that I have time to have a deathbed conversion.
-
If you can improve your franchise, even if you're doing well, you're going to make that move. You just are - at least I am. It's about winning and winning the right way and trying to sustain success over a large period of time.
-
I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.
