Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre Rourke Jr., known professionally as Mickey Rourke, is an American actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 September 1952
CitySchenectady, NY
CountryUnited States of America
fighting men able
Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.
care cruise therapy
I don't care what Tom Cruise says about therapy.
feelings way shame
I come from a violent background. So I became hard. I realised that I had made myself that way to deal with a feeling of abandonment and shame.
immature balance young
I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing.
thinking years beats
I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.
dog important my-family
My dogs are more important than my family.
animal light focus-and-concentration
I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.
closest
A lot of those who let you down are those who seemed the closest to you.
reputation hard
A reputation is really hard to live down.
choices acting down-and
Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it.
makeup lunch done
All that prosthetic makeup drains you. By the time it's lunch, you're done.
years parks walks
Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.
hands actresses woods
Evan Rachel Wood is the best actress I've ever worked with, hands down.
hollywood boxes
Hollywood's famous for putting you in a box.