Charlie Rose's much-discussed interview with THE WRESTLER star aired on Thursday, February 12th. See parts one and two below.
If the embedded versions do not work - they've been kinda spotty on our end - watch the videos on Charlie Rose's site HERE.
Anonymous | November 28th, 2009 23:26
Thanks for a giant role and a great soul bearing interview Mr. Rourke. The acting world has a void filled now. Thanks for unlocking your talent and sharing it again. Eager to see more roles.
Best Health and Peace,
L.W. Coleman- DFW TX
Anonymous | October 17th, 2009 22:02
Wow! I assumed this subject and character wasn't anywhere near
my "wheelhouse" but I happened to be flipping channels when the last half of "The Wrestler" caught my attention and wouldn't let me go. Mickey Rourke was brilliant. Of course I wept, but more than that, he made me fall in love with his character... I don't think it was romantic love, but the movie (and Mickey Rourke) had made me absolutely and heartbreakingly love this character and those feelings inhabited me for a couple of days.
I've thought actors/actresses themselves were charming, compelling, amazingly talented as they breathed life into well-written characters, but I really can't think of a time that the actual character of a film punched a whole in my heart so directly. And I hate that I can't figure out exactly how it happened!! I'll watch it again...no, I won't, 'cause then I'll break my heart and cry again... I'll pretend there's a sequel with a happy ending...
I met Mickey Rourke for a nano-second on the set of "Get Carter" -- he nodded hello and, completely uncharacteristically, I looked away. It wasn't so much that he was scary looking (though a little bit as he was certainly bigger than I'd ever seen him on film) but it was my first day on set as an extra ever and I was intimidated by such a successful actor (and we had been given strict instructions to not look at the "real" actors) -- after listening to this interview and what he was going through at the time, I have to laugh at the assumptions we make that keep us from simply connecting at times and wish I could go back and say "hello", and now I'd add "you're brilliant, please work more soon".
Anonymous | March 27th, 2009 15:14
Great interview, Mickey opens up a lot.
He's an extremely talented actor and also a good human being.
Anonymous | February 26th, 2009 11:11
Congrats to Mickey! I thought of him this morning (2/26) because on "The View" they had dogs that needed to be adopted and one was a cute Chihuahua mix whose owner died two days ago. She is 8 yrs old & I think her name was Mel. Just thought I'd throw this out there in case he might be interested!
Cindy -- Carlsbad, CA