Former child actress Gaby Hoffmann said Mel Gibson cursed, screamed, and made her cry when she was 11 on the set of "The Man Without a Face," the now-31-year-old told HuffPost Live.

That's what she gets for trying to arrest him.

The film was Gibson's directorial debut, and, obviously, he was feeling some pressure.

"I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid," Hoffman said. "I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise."

Hoffmann said having a good relationship with the director makes a big difference.

"You're either in it together, or you're not. And if you're not, it sucks," she said, adding she didn't think director John Hughes, with whom she worked on "Uncle Buck" in 1989, liked her very much.

"And the other one was Mel Gibson, and I think we can all agree that's going to be tough for anybody. He screamed at me. Oh, God, he really screamed at me. He just started cursing and screaming at me," she told HuffPost Live host Jacob Soboroff.

Mel Gibson is deranged. Who knew?

When asked why Gibson treated her that way, Hoffmann said: "I think I was acting like a kid instead of a professional actor. It happens once in a while when you're a kid actor."


Good point. Directors should always scream and curse out their actors, regardless of their age. Unless, of course, the actor is bigger than them.

Hoffmann, who is starring in the upcoming movie "Crystal Fairy," also said Gibson made her cry. And though she hasn't seen him since, she said if she does, she'll say "I hope you're feeling better, Mel."

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