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Mickey Rourke

"It's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars."

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"It's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars."

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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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"It was the most fun I've ever had on a movie. It was one of the happiest times in my life. I was living in New York, and I really enjoyed acting at the time. Also, it's funny because that was also the time when I went downhill."
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"I had some things I had to fix. It took me 14 years to do it. But it was never really fun back in the day to work with directors who were a lot older and were like authoritarian and talking to you like that."
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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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"All I am hoping for is to be able to work - I think my best work is still ahead of me - I think all that I have been through in the last several years have only made me a better, more interesting actor."
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