The actor is in good spirits though, joking, "I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'"

The controversial and award-winning actor/director opened up about the experience during an interview with NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports." "I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking [on the podcast] because I knew my neighborhood was on fire.

Mel Gibson has revealed his Malibu home was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires while he was in Austin, Texas, calling it 'devastating'