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" I come from a violent background. So I became hard. I realised that I had made myself that way to deal with a feeling of abandonment and shame. "
Mickey Rourke
Feeling
Shame
Myself
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" I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong. "
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" 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. "
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" When I first met Alan Parker, who directed 'Angel Heart,' he'd heard so many horror stories about me that he was literally scared to death of me. Right away, he sat me down and said, 'I'm very scared of you. I've heard you're a very bad boy.' "
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" Comeback is a good word, man. "
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" As time goes by and you're getting older and stuff like that - getting older sucks. You know, I hear all this crap about, 'Oh, you can age with dignity.' Really? "
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" It was either therapy or die. "
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" I always knew I'd accomplish something very special - like robbing a bank perhaps. "
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Always
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" I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there. "
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" You want to earn respect in your old age. You want to walk into a restaurant and have people say: 'There's Mickey Rourke. He was great in 'The Wrestler.' You don't want them jumping out of windows. "
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" Evan Rachel Wood is the best actress I've ever worked with, hands down. "
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" Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection. "
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