Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.
Mickey RourkeI had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.
Mickey RourkeWomen are much stronger than men. When a woman says enough is enough, which means enough is enough. Man will always lie at her feet in the hope of return. I was lying. And somehow happy.
Mickey RourkeThe two sports are as different as Ping-Pong and rugby. In boxing, you donโt know whatโs going to happen. In wrestling, itโs already prearranged. But the thing I didnโt know about wrestling is that you really get hurt. Because, you know, youโre wrestling in front of a live audience, and you end up doing things like jumps or slams, and 40 percent of the time you donโt land right.
Mickey Rourke