George and Mel

George and Mel (thank you Claire and Agnieszka!)

George and Mel Gibson at the Lethal Weapon 4 premiere in June/July 98.

Clive James meets Mel Gibson (April 1998)


famous.wav Clive: "So you're, uh, now, uh, reached the stage of universal fame and celebrity...." George: "Yes, I think you can see that by the, uh, the....all the people that are wandering around....I'm over here....right over here....very famous."	mrgibson.wav George: "But it's nice though that you're letting me call you Mel now 'cause it was Mr. Gibson for so many years." Mel: "Oh, gifted one." George: "Oh yeah, and, and, God-like too, I thought....that was, that one hurt and I just....the bowing after a while starts to hurt the back."

remember.wav Clive: "How do you remember all that stuff on such a fast pace?" George: "I write them down on people....(laughs)....he thinks I'm kidding! No, uh, a lot of times you know, it becomes, you get to know the, the words a little bit better."Mel "You read it off a...." George: "Yeah, as they come in, superventriculartacyarhymia (sp?)....that's the word I couldn't get through. I can't do that."