Mickey Rourke Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

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

“I still work out most days. When I do it, I go full blast five or six days a week, two to three hours a day. I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me.”

“I'd just as soon do a big-budget movie as an independent one.”

“In boxing, you don't know what's going to happen. In wrestling, it's already prearranged.”

“The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal.”

“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.”

“I try to find the right director who won't compromise his or anyone else's integrity, and yet be political enough to give the studio what they want, yet put up a fight to maintain that integrity.”

“In Hollywood, you're always playing roles... It's like going through the motions. But in real life, it's like, you gotta take care of business. It's not just the movies.”

“There's always going to be a war going on inside of me. That's just, I think, my make-up.”

“A reputation is really hard to live down.”