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Request for an interview. in 1985 after making four films in little more than a year, gibson realized he needed a break. >> i wasn't channelling the energy properly. there was too much in the race and i didn't have enough petro but i was going for the finish line anyway. and i think you just got to make a pit stop every now and then. don't you love these crappy analogies? >> you want to see crazy? now that's a real badge. i'm a real cop. and this is a real [ bleep ] gun. >> reporter: after a year off in australia, gibson returned to hollywood with a bang. in the movie "lethal weapon." >> even ...

There was too much in the race and i didn't have enough petro but i was going for the finish line anyway. and i think you just got to make a pit stop every now and then. don't you love these crappy analogies? >> you want to see crazy? now that's a real badge. i'm a real cop. >> reporter: after a year off in australia, gibson returned to hollywood with a bang. in the movie "lethal weapon." >> even though mel was very serious about his acting, he never shied away from doing the action roles. he was very good at it. i think he enjoyed being the tough, macho guy on screen. >> the action roles suit...

Gibson realized he needed a break. >> i wasn't channelling the energy properly. there was too much in the race and i didn't have enough petro but i was going for the finish line anyway. and i think you just got to make a pit stop every now and then. don't you love these crappy analogies? >> you want to see crazy? now that's a real badge. i'm a real cop. >> reporter: after a year off in australia, gibson returned to hollywood with a bang. in the movie "lethal weapon." >> even though mel was very serious about his acting, he never shied away from doing the action roles. he was very good at it. i...

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 ...