Published: October 27, 2009

Mel Gibson's Male Menopause

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Mel Gibson's acting style has changed now he's gone through the "male menopause."

The 'Braveheart' star - who directed, produced and starred in the Oscar-winning epic - says his approach to filmmaking has completely changed from how he was when he worked on the 1995 action movie.

In an interview with the Scotsman newspaper, he said: "I'm not sure exactly what that is, but it used to mean a lot more. Maybe that sounds like I'm throwing it away and I'm not, I'll still do the best damn job I can, but it doesn't mean the same thing. I'm going to get the answer for myself one of these days. It's the male menopause, that's what it is."

The Hollywood star admits his career has slowed down over the years, but Mel says he tried hard to use this time carefully and improve his skill.

Mel Gibson's male menopause

He explained: "You get used up or you feel like you're not doing anything new, and that wasn't exciting to me so I started to drop back.

"Some guy said to me a long time ago, 'If you want to make yourself better go away and dig a ditch.' A lot of that has been going on - ditch-digging, vegetable-growing."

The 53-year-old actor - who has won numerous awards for films including 'The Passion of the Christ' and 'The Patriot' - has spent the past six years behind the camera.

He will return to our screens next year with British actor Ray Winstone for the upcoming thriller 'The Edge of Darkness', about a homicide detective whose daughter is gunned down.