I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.
Mickey RourkeIt's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars.
Mickey RourkePeople ask me about that all the time. They say, "Did you ever think of directing?" And I say, "It's completely out of the question."
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