10 Questions for Mickey Rourke

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Then a boxer. I think it was always sports in general. I was not very comfortable in social settings. I was more comfortable on a ball field or in a gym than anywhere else.</p> <p>Looking back, why do you think you were so self-destructive after your initial success? Rian Cooney, SAN FRANCISCO</p> <p>Oh, there were a lot of reasons. None of them outstanding. I had a very naive outlook on what I thought acting was all about, and I wasn't really prepared to deal with the business end of it or the politics. And I think that sort of short-circuited me.</p> <p>Do you feel like the same person you were 25 years ago? Amir Khan, ATLANTA</p> <p>God, no. Absolutely not. I don't walk the same, talk the same, look the same, sound the same, hear the same, react the same, especially. Before, with me there were no rules. I didn't really care about repercussions. Those added up and bit me in the ass.</p> <p>I always loved your '80s stuff--Barfly, Angel Heart and the like. 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