Mickey Rooney Quotes
Enjoy our collection of quotes by famous people like Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney was born on September 23, 1920. He is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. He was one of my childhood favorite actors. Here are a couple of my favorite Rooney quotes;
I`ve been through four publics. I`ve been coming back like a rubber ball for years.
Mickey Rooney
I didn`t ask to be short. I didn`t want to be short. I`ve tried to pretend that being a short guy didn`t matter.
Mickey Rooney
Had I been brighter, the ladies been gentler, the Scotch weaker, the gods kinder, the dice hotter - it might have all ended up in a one-sentence story.
Mickey Rooney
The audience and I are friends. They allowed me to grow up with them. I`ve let them down several times. They`ve let me down several times. But we`re all family.
Mickey Rooney
I just want to be a professional. I couldn`t live without acting.
Mickey Rooney
The guys with the power in Hollywood today, the guys with their names above the title, are thieves. They don`t make movies, they make deals. Their major function is to cut themselves in for ten per cent of the gross - off the top, of course - which is why they make movies that cost fifty million dollars.
Mickey Rooney
I don`t regret anything I`ve ever done. I only wish I could have done more.
Mickey Rooney
All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ.
Mickey Rooney
Upon winning his lifetime achievement Oscar, 1983: "Tonight, I could even kiss Louis B. Mayer!"
Mickey Rooney
There may be a little snow on the mountain, but there`s a lot of fire in the furnace.
Mickey Rooney
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