Mickey Rourke has always been nothing if not outspoken, and the actor, whose career has been reborn of late, is at it again. He’s been in big movies, out of the business altogether, and made a comeback in films with budgets both large and small. Rourke received an Oscar nomination for his role in the very small-budget film "The Wrestler" and he’s now got a role in the massive summer blockbuster "Iron Man 2." Either way, he feels just about the same about actors in general as he always has.
He recently said in an interview with Parade.com, "’d just as soon do a big-budget movie as an independent one. Sometimes the independent movies can get a little too arty-farty. You watch the IFC Channel and you want to throw up. You don’t always have to take things so serious, you know." Rourke also mused aloud on the differences between working one "The Wrester" versus "Iron Man 2," noting, "I’d just come off working on ‘The Wrestler,’ which had no budget and I didn’t even have a chair to sit in. I remember the first day on ‘Iron Man 2’ I said, ‘Can I have a cappuccino,’ and they said, ‘Which kind would you like?’"
Still, while Rourke enjoyed the upgrade, he’s not to keen on today’s young actors, noting, "You can be less than mediocre and be a movie start. I have respect for very few actors and actresses. Some of them get a lot of acclaim but just because their movie made $200 million at the box office. They still suck. I got no respect for them and I used to let them know it. It was important for me to put that aside and go, ‘You know what? This is a business.’ So now I just keep my mouth shut and pet my Chihuahuas."
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