Mickey Rourke

A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#academy awards #after #areas #awards #being

Comeback is a good word, man. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#good #man #word

I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#everything #i #immature #just #me

A lot of the stuff I am now seeing is edgy, raw kinda material. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#edgy #i #i am #kinda #lot

All that prosthetic makeup drains you. By the time it's lunch, you're done. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#done #drains #lunch #makeup #prosthetic

I always knew I'd accomplish something very special - like robbing a bank perhaps. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

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I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#beat #because #could #did #i

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#anger #came #had #i #inside

I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#always #athlete #backwards #been #before

I started to shortcircuit because I had high aspirations for the film. I never told anybody that. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

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