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.
Mickey RourkeWhen I did Sean Pennโs movie, I think I was living in, like, a $500-a-month room, and someone called me up or bumped into me and asked me if Iโd come up to work for a day. That sort of got me going a little bit. But it wasnโt until Sin City [2005] that I kind of got back into the game.
Mickey RourkeI 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.
Mickey RourkeChange for me was really hard because I had built myself up to be a certain kind of man my whole life, as men are where I come from. I thought I got to handle things different that's gonna make me feel like a real pussy. For me it was hard to turn the other cheek. Even though it's a stronger choice. It was very hard to make the change, but I had to in order to survive. Otherwise they would have won.
Mickey Rourke