![]() William Wallace: Every man dies, not every man truly lives. Do it not, and every one of you will die today. ![]() William Wallace: Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. William Wallace: Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field, present himself before this army, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own arse. Your son will not sit long on the throne. A child who is not of your line grows in my belly. But before it comes to you, know this: your blood dies with you. Queen Isabella: You see? Death comes to us all. Robert the Bruce: My hate will die with you. Robert's Father: At last, you know what it means to hate. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. Gibson continued by saying that the film is a massive. William Wallace: There's a difference between us. Gibson has been working on the screenplay with Braveheart and We Were Soldiers (both starring Gibson) screenwriter Randall Wallace. Magistrate: The prisoner wishes to say a word. William Wallace: We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take. William Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die. Photo: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images Today, Mel remains an international superstar mogul, continuously topping the Hollywood power lists as well as the Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists.Mel Gibson on the set of his movie Braveheart. From there, he made such box office hits as The Patriot (2000), Ransom (1996), and Payback (1999). He also made the more endearing Forever Young (1992) and the somewhat disturbing The Man Without a Face (1993).ġ995 brought his most famous role as "Sir William Wallace" in Braveheart (1995), for which he won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. In 1990, he took on the interesting starring role in Hamlet (1990), which garnered him some critical praise. Then in 1987, Mel starred in what would become his signature series, Lethal Weapon (1987), in which he played "Martin Riggs". In 1984, Mel made his American debut in The Bounty (1984), which co-starred Anthony Hopkins. In truth, The Bruce was much, much more interesting than Mel Gibson would have you believe. In Braveheart, Robert the Bruce is portrayed as a naive, flawed, would-be king who rises to the occasion only after betraying William Wallace. In 1980, he married Robyn Moore and had seven children. Mel Gibson’s 1995 medieval tragedy, Braveheart didn’t tell the whole story. Later, he went on to star in Gallipoli (1981), which earned him a second award for Best Actor from the AFI. The small budgeted Mad Max made him known worldwide, while Tim garnered him an award for Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute (equivalent to the Oscar). ![]() ![]() Eventually, he was chosen to star in the films Mad Max (1979) and Tim (1979), co-starring Piper Laurie. After college, Mel had a few stints on stage and starred in a few TV shows. After high school, Mel studied at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, performing at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts alongside future film thespians Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush. ![]() Mel and his family moved to Australia in the late 1960s, settling in New South Wales, where Mel's paternal grandmother, contralto opera singer Eva Mylott, was born. His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is of mostly Irish descent. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born Januin Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). ![]()
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