The star of the movie "9 ½ weeks" admitted that he "flushed his career down the toilet"

American actor Mickey Rourke admitted that he "flushed his career down the toilet," and now has to take part in a reality show. This is reported by the Independent.

He took responsibility for the fact that he was no longer offered big roles.

"I made mistakes — a lot. I have no one to blame for the fact that my ship sank, except myself," the actor stated.

Rourke noted that he was "already tired of really bad independent films." But at the same time, he would like to work on paintings "in which there is honesty."

The 72-year-old actor added that there are directors with whom he "wants to work", but who are "afraid" of his reputation, according to Rourke, this is due to his "short fuse."

Mickey Rourke starred in such films as "Fighting Fish" by Francis Ford Coppola, "9 ½ Weeks" by Adrian Lyne, "Angel Heart" by Alan Parker, "Drunk" by Barbie Schroeder, "Wild Orchid" by Zalman King, "Once upon a Time in Mexico" by Robert Rodriguez and many others. For the main role in the film "The Wrestler" by Darren Aronofsky, he was nominated for an Oscar, and also received Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.

Mickey Rourke is also a professional boxer, in the early 90s in the light heavyweight Mickey Rourke had 8 fights, including 6 wins and 2 draws. As the actor himself said, because of boxing, he suffered many injuries, plastic surgery was required. One of the operations was unsuccessful, changing the appearance of the artist. After that, there were practically no significant roles in his career.