You want to earn respect in your old age. You want to walk into a restaurant and have people say: 'There's Mickey Rourke. He was great in 'The Wrestler.' You don't want them jumping out of windows.
From Mickey Rourke
I spent a lot of years trying to beat the system and, in the end, the system kicked my behind good.
My dogs are more important than my family.
People are always afraid of the truth.
I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.
I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.
It was the most fun I've ever had on a movie. It was one of the happiest times in my life. I was living in New York, and I really enjoyed acting at the time. Also, it's funny because that was also the time when I went downhill.
I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.
All I am hoping for is to be able to work - I think my best work is still ahead of me - I think all that I have been through in the last several years have only made me a better, more interesting actor.
I started out fighting before I was acting, actually, then got hurt and got into the acting.
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