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A very big energy and in fact -- >> uprooting, wasn't he? >> he was scary. that's what i like about him because -- i think that's what even liked about him. you sensed a tremendous amount of power and you don't want to mess with him. >> american viewing, what "the sopranos" did, it was one on those first shows you could watch on bing viewing, you could sit and watch four or five episodes, get into it and that was the power of his charter. >> i'm still doing the binge viewing. so amazing and well-done. >> he'll be sadly missed, won't he -- >> absolutely. >> but the acting profession and america...

The incredibly smart, strategic way that mel did. >> reporter: control that included going behind the camera. >> action, nick. >> reporter: gibson made his directorial debut in "the man without a face" in which he also starred. >> just tell me you didn't. i'll believe you. >> no, no sir. i didn't work all summer. >> it's the most fulfilling way of expressing yourself. one can do it in the acting profession, of course, but this is even more so because you have to conceive of a whole story in a way to tell it and a way to show it, you know, with film. >> cut. not bad. >> when he first started di...

Starred. >> just tell me you didn't. i'll believe you. >> no, no, sir. i didn't work all summer so you can cheat on that end. >> it's the most fulfilling way of expressing yourself. one can do it in the acting profession, of course, but this is even more so because you have to conceive of a whole story in a way to tell it and a way to show it, you know, with film. >> cut. not bad. >> when he first started directing, he went to clint eastwood and said, how do you do this? he says, you know a lot more than you think you do just from having acted all this time. >> reporter: journalist lawrence gr...

most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> don't get mad at me. >> reporter: -- to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> you're like a genius, you know that. >> can i tell you, buddy, i'm blessed. >> reporter: but the audience's love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. >> you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pa...

superstar. >> mel gibson! >> he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. >> an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> don't get mad aat me. >> reporter: to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> you're like a genius, you know that. >> can i tell you, bud y ...