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.

While Rourke was also selected for a significant role in Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line; his part ended up on the editing room floor. During the early 1980s Rourke starred in Diner alongside Paul Reiser Daniel Stern Steve Guttenberg Tim Daly and Kevin Bacon and yet again drew further critical notices for his portrayal as the suave compulsive gambler "Boogie" Sheftell; The National Society of Film Critics named him "Best Supporting Actor" that year.

(born September 16 1952) is an American actor screenwriter and retired boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action drama and thriller films. In 2010 he appeared in Iron Man 2 and The Expendables. Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.