Mel Gibson wothukile yingxelo yakhe elandelayo kumaphephandaba:
"Yayiyifilimu yokuqala endakha ndacinga ukuyenza. Ndayiphinda entlokweni yam xa ndandikwishumi elivisayo. Ngokunyanisekileyo, yeyokuqala endifuna ukuyenza kwaye ndicinga ukuba iya kuba yifilimu yokugqibela endiya kuyikhokela, ”utshilo uGibson kwingxelo yakhe kwiLos Angeles Times apho wayibeka yacaca injongo yakhe yekamva. “Yile nto bendiyisukela ndiselula kwaye ndicinga ukuba xa ndiyifumene ndiza kube ndiyigqibile yonke le nto,” utshilo.
Ngale ndlela, uMel Gibson unenjongo eqinileyo yokushiya ihlabathi le-cinema, kokubili njengomdlali kunye nomlawuli, kunye nefilimu yakhe ethi "Vikings", ehamba noLeonardo DiCaprio.
Ukuba bekunjalo, intlawulo kufuneka ihlawulwe kuye kuba uMel Gibson uya kuhla kwimbali ye-cinema kunye neefilimu ezifana ne "Braveheart", "I-Passion kaKristu" kunye ne "Mad Max", phakathi kwabanye.