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Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
American Actor
Born: Sep 16, 1956
Always Because Down Me People You
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As time goes by and you're getting older and stuff like that - getting older sucks. You know, I hear all this crap about, 'Oh, you can age with dignity.' Really? Mickey Rourke
Time You Age Dignity Getting Older Older About Stuff Like Know Hear Time Goes By Goes Getting Oh Crap Really Sucks
It's no fun being a loser. Trust me. Mickey Rourke
Me Trust No Fun Loser Trust Me Being Fun
I still work out most days. When I do it, I go full blast five or six days a week, two to three hours a day. I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me. Mickey Rourke
Work Day Me Three Enjoy Out Week Blast Days Hours Most Still Go Five Six Six Days Work Out Full Therapeutic Two
I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't handle. Mickey Rourke
Me Mind Back Punched Guy Handle Front Getting Nose Standing
The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal. Mickey Rourke
Me World Everything Wrestler Take Foot Also Acclaim Off Getting Means Gas Pedal
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. Mickey Rourke
Best Better First Down Never Terms Came Decided Choice Acting Profession
Hollywood's famous for putting you in a box. Mickey Rourke
You Putting Box Famous Hollywood
Very few men can fall as far as I have and come back. People see me and it's like they've seen a ghost, like I'm back from the dead. Mickey Rourke
Me People Men Seen Fall Few Back Ghost See Come Like Dead Very Few Men As Far As Far
When you're young, working in a warehouse or selling hot dogs, you look at work - at acting - as something precious. It gets you out of the stink. Mickey Rourke
Work You Young Out Something Hot Hot Dogs Look Dogs Stink Selling Precious Gets Warehouse Working Acting
I don't have many Hollywood friends anyway; I thought with my ability I didn't need to make those kind of relationships, but maybe I should have done. Might have made my life easier! Mickey Rourke
Life Thought Made My Life Relationships Those Easier Kind Ability Make Friends Done Maybe Anyway Might Hollywood Should Many Need
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. Mickey Rourke
Myself Abandonment Made Feeling Way Background Shame Had Come Became Deal Realised Hard Violent
I spent so long studying really hard to become a fine actor, but threw it all away because I got the adulation and the fame so easily. Mickey Rourke
Long Become Spent Easily Fine Threw Adulation Studying Because Got Fame Really Hard Actor Away
I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change. Mickey Rourke
Me You Change Blame People Made Pay Other Worse Price Had Years Than Behaved Anybody Realise Then Used Therapy
Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection. Mickey Rourke
Rugby No Connection Wrestling Like Boxing Connection
Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park. Mickey Rourke
Work Walk Out Park Years Being
I love the first Godfather movie, part one. And two. Mickey Rourke
Love First Part Godfather Movie Two
Winning an Oscar ain't about performance. There's a lot of politics involved. Mickey Rourke
Politics About Winning Performance Involved Lot Oscar
I never knew my father, and I'd hate to repeat that kind of cycle with my own children, because I'd also want to be there for them no matter what. Mickey Rourke
Hate Matter Father Own Kind My Own Never Knew Also Because Repeat Children Want Them Cycle
In Hollywood, you're always playing roles... It's like going through the motions. But in real life, it's like, you gotta take care of business. It's not just the movies. Mickey Rourke
Life You Business Care Real Life Through Take Take Care Like Always Gotta Real Motions Roles Going Just Movies Hollywood Playing
People are always afraid of the truth. Mickey Rourke
Truth People Always Afraid
When I first met Alan Parker, who directed 'Angel Heart,' he'd heard so many horror stories about me that he was literally scared to death of me. Right away, he sat me down and said, 'I'm very scared of you. I've heard you're a very bad boy.' Mickey Rourke
Death Me You Heart Angel First Met Down Bad Bad Boy Scared About Directed Horror Parker He Boy Said Heard Very Literally Stories Who Many Sat Away Alan Right Right Away
Comeback is a good word, man. Mickey Rourke
Good Man Comeback Word
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. Mickey Rourke
Animal Light Focus First Rings Take Nail Red Over Red Light Like Concentration Because Camera Lines Trained Goes Little Bell Right Thing Second
I'm only as rich as my next film. Mickey Rourke
Rich Only Next Film
Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog. Mickey Rourke
Alone You Man Dog Sometimes Got Your
A lot of the stuff I am now seeing is edgy, raw kinda material. Mickey Rourke
Kinda Seeing Raw Stuff Edgy Material Am Lot Now
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