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
wrestling boxing ping-pong
Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection.
children hate father
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.
acting enough traffic
I couldn't direct traffic.It's hard enough just acting.
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.
names fighter wanted
I wanted to change my name to Romeo Florentino. Romeo Florentino - that's a good fighter's name.
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.
writing guy matter
Usually if you read a screenplay, no matter who's writing it, the bad guy is always written as a one-dimensional bad guy.
dog men sometimes
Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog.
stars actors making-money
It's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars.