Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooneywas an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 September 1920
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
growing-up let-me grows
The audience and I are friends. They allowed me to grow up with them. I've let them down several times. They've let me down several times. But we're all family.
divorce thinking people
A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I'm about $100,000 short.
shoes use walks
I buy women shoes and they use them to walk away from me.
life clubs hollywood
On Hollywood turning its back on him: I wasn't in the club. You see, I'm not going to be a stroker. I never have been all my life.
liars games passing-away
Someone once asked me what I want on my epitaph when I pass away. Just the words 'I tried.' That's what this game of life is all about. Trying. There's the tryers, the criers, and the liars.
boys years thirty
I was a thirteen-year-old boy for thirty years.
way agents humour
Nowadays, it is fashionable for agents to be out. When you call them, they're always "out." It's in, you see, to be out. If they're in, they're out. So, they're always out. That way, they'll be in.
doors light goes-on
When I open a refrigerator door and the light goes on, I want to perform.
christian religious temptation
The film The Last Temptation of Christ, no matter what its defenders say, was a slap in the face to Christians everywhere.
life hurt heart
Life is an infiltration course. We all try and get through it. We all try and get through it unscathed - maybe not hurt, not bruised. No bones broken, maybe a few hearts here and there.
life break made
I belong to the public. The public made me. The public can break me. I owe them my life.
life important way
Now. Now is the most important time of all of your young lives. And what does now stand for - N-O-W? No Other Way. That's the only time - NOW!
kids hey shows
Hey kids! Let's put on a show!
fun people enough
I'm 74 but I feel like I'm 35. And it isn't work. You know what it is? It's fun, absolute fun. I don't know many people who are fortunate enough to be in a business like that.