What for you was the most difficult part of making Apocalypto?
Mel Gibson: Everything was difficult. From working with a different kind of camera, which I am fan of now, the Genesis, which is digital. To contending with the environment, to contending with the speed of the film, which required very specific and difficult camera moves. And performers who were required to move in the shots that were moving. (Laughs) And then get performances out of them at the same time. Did you have any fear of following up The Passion of the Christ due to it’s enormous success? Mel Gibson: No, I didn’t. This was simply, I thought, a compelling story; a thriller. A chase and a love story, really. There were scenes of good and evil; mythic in structure. With a little charm to it and also with a lot of darkness. I just got involved in doing it. I love telling stories so that passion carries you through, you know? Considering the breadth of material that this film covers, how long did it take to put the screenplay together? Mel Gibson: Well, the first thing you have to
