I've always thought there was a bit of that in Pete Rose, too. While he wasn't a drunk (that I know of), what was the one thing that could keep him out of Cooperstown? Gambling on baseball. And he goes and does it.
Some people are just self-destructive. They can be self-destructive over time, or simply self-destructive late one night when pulled over by the cops. They don't feel worthy of the adulation of others, or they don't feel right about their (hidden from the public) flaws. So they go and do so ostentatious asinine thing that is sure to put them back in their place.
I think more of this goes on in the human psyche than we sometimes realize. I don't know what was going on with this actor. Maybe he's evil incarnate, or maybe he's just a flawed human being.
Bump. :-)
No, he`s flawed, but he is also a genius (in my opinion). That seems to always come with the territory with those types.
I`m Scottish, (well I was born here in New York city but my parents are Scottish) and I can`t tell you how much that movie Braveheart affected me and my family. We were practically inconsolable for days after watching it, that`s how much it affected us. I mean for Petes sake, your talking about conservative Scots watching a guy give his life for Freeeeeeeedom! Come to your own conclusions.
Until that movie, Scots (or modern day Scots) really had no kind of identity or the kind of pride the Irish have, it always felt like we were Ireland or Englands bastard son. No parades here in NYC like the Irish, no brotherhood like the Irish...Then that movie came out and it was life changing. I didn`t have to worry about being mocked anymore when I told some Irish idiot I was Scottish. I know that sounds silly, but it`s the truth.
Then when the Passion came out, WHOA! My cousin who is a devout Catholic almost had a heart attack right there in the theater when they raised the cross (as well as myself). To get that much emotion from a film can only be done by somebody who is above and beyond.
I just hope they don`t cancel his latest "Apocalypto" because of this. Like Speilberg, Coppala, Scorcese and Lucas who changed film in the `70`s, Gibson is doing the same thing right now. He is miles above anybody directing today. Nobody is even on the same planet as that guy.