There are certain things that I will do viscerally to affect people emotionally, with speed changes and sound, and various other things. Sure there are links; the same kind of sensibilities went into it and I worked on writing that script as well so there was an emphasis on a minimalisation of dialogue as far as possible, to focus on the visual and to put it in another language, of course.
Mel GibsonYou can access that on many levels and the human spirit and the human mind responds to those themes because they recognise the veracity of them. That they are real things. Sometimes it even goes beyond logic, it's just a sense of something.
Mel GibsonSometimes you got to a point where it wasn't happening and you had to figure out another way to do it, particularly in terms of making the jaguar do what you wanted. That was not CG, a real guy had to run really fast and not trip. There was a form of restraint on the creature that you can't see. so it was all very safe - but it is real.
Mel GibsonGet power but don't admit to it. Do it by stealth. There's a whole trend of Rhodes scholars who will be politicians around the world.
Mel GibsonThe whole notion of politics is they always present you with this or this or this. Iโll get a newspaper to read between the lines. Why do you have to adhere to prescribed formulas that they have and people argue over them and theyโre all in a box. And you watch Fox claw CNN, and CNN claw Fox. Sometimes I catch a piece of the news and it seems insanity to me. I quietly support candidates. Iโm not out there banging a drum for candidates. But I have supported a candidate and itโs a whole other world.
Mel Gibson