Years ago I realized that maybe I made mistake, politically, when I turned a lot of that stuff down. I would go off to obscure places and make movies that six people went to see.

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.