Mickey Rourke Quotes
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A lot of those who let you down are those who seemed the closest to you.
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What I've got to do now is let them judge me for who I am as an actor and not for my notoriety.
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A reputation is really hard to live down.
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I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.
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Once you've been somebody, really, you have a career and you're a nobody anymore, and you're getting older, you're living what's called a state of shame.
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Very few men can fall as far as I have and come back. People see me and it's like they've seen a ghost, like I'm back from the dead.
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I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.
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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.