Mel Gibson Exposes His Alter Ego

LONDON (AP) â€” Mel Gibson says there is a dark side to his personality, and its name is Bjorn. <br><br>``He's got Viking horns and I imagine myself trying to bury him and he's, like, in the grave

Tuesday, January 23rd 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LONDON (AP) â€” Mel Gibson says there is a dark side to his personality, and its name is Bjorn.

``He's got Viking horns and I imagine myself trying to bury him and he's, like, in the grave and I've packed dirt real tight on him and am shoveling it down, when suddenly this hand starts appearing,'' Gibson said in an interview published Tuesday in Radio Times magazine.

``My insanity doesn't come out very often because to exist in society you have to work on that and keep it in check.''

Gibson said acting helps him control his dark side, and he's glad he didn't follow an earlier dream of â€” the horror! â€” working in news.

``I wanted to be a journalist, to get on a helicopter and fly into war zones, but then this other thing (acting) came and it was more immediate,'' he said. ``I'd be in Upper Slovovia, or somewhere, out of my mind, dodging bullets and thinking it was fun.''