Ten years have gone by, Gibson toldVariety.

Im sober, all that kind of stuff, and for me its a dim thing in the past.

There never has been.

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Ive never discriminated against anyone or done anything that sort of supports that reputation, he added.

You have a go at keep the rust off, Gibson said.

Although I kind of had to blow the cylinders out on this one.

But it was great to get back in the chair, and its like riding a bike.

So you have to go in and be far more judicious about how you shoot and what you shoot.

But its not the same industry it was.

If youre not making a superhero movie about someone in spandex, nobody gives you a budget.

Listen to the full interview with Gibson atVariety.