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Comments from the famous and the anonymous on Mickey or from Mickey himself... |
| Mickey Rourke
on his current lifestyle: "I'm a lot happier than when I had a big ol' mansion and six yes-men round me the whole time." -- Call of the mild, Telegraph.co.uk article, Saturday 24 February 2001 -- |
| Buscemi
on Mickey Rourke: "I only had him for like a day and a half and I just remember not wanting to stop filming because he was just so fascinating to watch." -- Steve Buscemi Does Time; Directing "Animal Factory", indieWIRE interview article, 03 Nov 2000 -- |
| Mickey Rourke: "People think I do drugs, that I punch people out. They think I have horns coming out of my head." -- Article in National Enquirer 1994 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on the acting profession
1: "I started to hate acting. I started to hate myself for acting. I couldn't deal with the fact that there was a business tied into it. I came out of the Actor's Studio as such a purist that I thought it was just about acting -- I couldn't deal with the fact that it wasn't about who's the best actor, who blows who away, who can hit moments that nobody else can hit." -- Interview by Brandon Holley, IN fashion magazine 1994 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on the acting profession
2: "As far as acting is concerned, I made a lot of mistakes that I'm to blame for because I opened my mouth and I challenged them (the press, the studio). I was too naive and stupid and thought that was a war I could win on my acting abilities. I was wrong." -- Interview by Brandon Holley, IN fashion magazine 1994 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on the acting profession
3: "It's all a bunch of horseshit. It's all illusion, you know, it bothers me so much. I know guys who are really good actors who can never get a job, and I know guys who are big stars who can't do shit. I don't respect this profession. But I do respect the dollars they pay me." -- Interview by Joan Smallwood, M3 magazine 1997 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on himself (training
as a boxer): "I wasn't disciplined. I had problems -- anyone could see it. The trainer would tell me to work out and I would do half of it. You think you can fool the world but you're only fooling yourself. I'll always regret that I didn't have the balls to stick with it no matter what." -- Interview by Joan Smallwood, M3 magazine 1997 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on co-star, Tupac
Shakur: "I had met Tupac before and I thought it was funny because I never get to meet anybody that's supposed to be, like, bad, because I'm usually in that category...There was just this unspoken thing that two men feel and understand. It's been great working with him. Been fuckin' great. I look at him and I think, "Yeah, this motherfucker would pull the trigger on me." -- Interview by Brandon Holley, IN fashion magazine 1994 -- |
| Mickey Rourke on Double Team: "I used to look down on this type of movie but you have to use a tremendous amount of concentration to do this work, the same as if you were doing Shakespeare. A certain lack of concentration and you can really hurt someone. It's very physically demanding. But I enjoyed that aspect of it because it kept me concentrated. I haven't had a chance to get bored on this movie, because they're working me out like a horse." -- Double Team behind the scenes -- |
| Producer Diamant on the choice
for Stavros in Double Team: "We didn't want the traditional terrorists. We also didn't want to go for the Die Hard kind of terrorist, sophisticated and manipulative. We wanted somebody who could be personal about his killing; after all, it's a personal thing for him. So, we wanted an actor that can deliver this personal passion, on one hand, and be sophisticated at the same time. Mickey Rourke's name came up. We took a meeting with him and we said, 'that's Stavros!' You'll see a different side to Mickey in this movie. He has a lot of energy and power, but a lot of charisma too." -- Double Team behind the scenes -- |
| Dennis Rodman said: "Believe me, I never wanted to step on anybody's toes. Mickey Rourke's a great actor. I like Mickey Rourke. He's like me in the movie industry --people kind of dogged him, and he's done a lot of things, and he kind of helped that [bad reputation] out. But I liked him as a person. I met him and hung out with him." -- Interview by Greg, Minneapolis, MN -- |
| Angie Everhart on Mickey Rourke: "I think (the spotlight) is a lonely place to be. Everybody's wanting something from you, pulling at you. I think he's a little lonely, like all stars are in a way...I think Mickey has had some real ups and downs." -- Interview by Ken Kristensen, IN fashion magazine 1994 -- |
| Eric Roberts on Mickey Rourke: When he (Roberts) signed on for The Pope of Greenwich Village, co-star Miceky Rourke bonded with him immediately ("I knew we had something hot," said Mickey) but still according to Roberts, seldom bothered to learn his lines."He'd turn up in the makeup trailer and say, 'What scene are we doing today?' and I'd say '156,' and Mickey would say, 'No, man, what happens in it?' " -- Premiere magazine 1996 May -- |
| Elle Macpherson said: "I didn't go there. I wouldn't go anywhere Mickey Rourke goes." -- When questioned on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous if she was a regular at Upper East Side. -- |
| Some Kathy from the Showbiz newsgroup
said: "The plastic surgeon probably pulled his face back too tight, giving him that constantly surprised look and permanent ear-to-ear smile." -- Showbiz newsgroup archive -- |
| Unidentified source: "He was once the bright young thing around. Now he gets no respect and he finds that hard." -- Falling Rourke, '8 Days' magazine, article -- |
| Mickey on getting his wife (Carre
Otis) back: "Women are stronger than men. When women cut if off, they cut it off. But men crawl on their bellies to get their women back. I crawled. And I'm glad." -- Star Watch, The Singapore Women's Weekly, Sept 98 -- |
| Mickey on silence: "You know, people are so fucking scared of silence, terrified of what it can mean, but I really like it ...it's...it's good for people." -- Rebirth of the cool, by Rob Hill, Bikini Magazine, Jan 1998 -- |
| Stallone on Mickey: "Mickey Rourke has the heart and soul of a character actor, but the body and image of a leading man." -- Rebirth of the cool, by Rob Hill, Bikini Magazine, Jan 1998 -- |
| Tsui Hark on Mickey & Rodman
(Double Team): "I don't find them difficult. I like their energy. The energy they bring to the set is inspiring." -- Army of Harkness, Hong Kong director Tsui Hark takes on the west -- |
| Agatha De La Fontaine (co-star
of Love In Paris) said: "I have never met such a charming man. He has an amazing aura about him and a wonderful cheeky smile." -- CyberSleaze at http://www.metaverse.com/vibe/sleaze/sleaze.01-29-97.html -- |
| Angie Everhart (co-star of Love
In Paris) said: "It was the second day on the set. I've been friends with Mickey for about nine years. He's such a Method actor. He looks right into your eyes, and his stare is very intense. All of a sudden I got so nervous that my memory went blank. I couldn't remember my lines, my address, or my phone number. It was like his head kept getting bigger and bigger. I almost fainted -- it was very intimidating. Mickey Rourke is a great fucking actor. All of a sudden it wasn't Mickey my friend, it was Mickey Rourke. I was terrified." -- when asked about her most embarrassing moment during the film. Details magazine, Sept 1996 - |
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