Mickey Rourke (Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.) Quotes
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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God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
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Once I finished 'Sicario,' I knew I wanted to follow it up with 'Hell or High Water.'
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While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.
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I had an Indiana Jones fedora that I loved. I don't know what happened to it. I don't know where it went. Wish I had it back. Whoever's got it, you suck.
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There are so many devices that can receive video, creating complexities, because suddenly you can have a TV, laptop, smartphone, pads. And they are of different sizes. It's clear that you need to standardise and get a much more efficient TV delivery.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'
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Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.
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Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith.
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I'm one of the lucky actors in television. I don't make a lot of big waves, but there's constant activity, and that's the way I prefer to live my life.
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I'm a very proud actor.
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I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!
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Compromise has a negative connotation.
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I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.
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The amount of love I get from India, from Pakistan, from Asia, from Persia, Malaysia - people are just like, 'Brown boy doing it, brown boy doing it!'
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We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest and empathy.
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My friends gave me the first songs which was the first food in my soul for me.
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God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.
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The future of screens isn't about the iPad. It's much, much bigger.
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In the story, I think as an actor you're just trying to fit into the world.
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Someday, I have no doubt, the dead from today's wars will be seen with a similar sense of sorrow at needless loss and folly as those millions of men who lie in the cemeteries of France and Belgium - and tens of millions of Americans will feel a similar revulsion for the politicians and generals who were so spendthrift with others' lives.
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Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game. It's everyone's game. It's about where we are and where we're going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain't stopped yet. There's more exploration to come.
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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.
