Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke has made it clear that he doesn't rate Tom Cruise as an actor. At all. The 69-year-old hit out at the Top Gun star in a bizarre rant and ...

It’s not the first time Rourke has taken a dig at high-profile acting performances. Explaining his reasoning, Rourke went on to say: “I don’t care about money and power. I got no respect for that.”

When Morgan asked, 'You don't think Tom Cruise is a good actor?', the 69-year-old actor replied, 'I think he's irrelevant, in my world'

"Sorry, but what exactly has Mickey Rourke done in the last 20 years except for get a lot of plastic surgery making him unrecognizable? Sounds like a guy stirring the pot to be 'relevant'. Didn't do a very good job." Sounds like a guy stirring the pot to be 'relevant'. Didn't do a very good job.— Joy Funk (@funk_works) July 11, 2022 Nobody knows who he is, and I’d say couldn’t care less about his opinion of Tom Cruise’s movies." One user said, "Rain Man/Born in the 4th of July/Interview with a Vampire/Jerry Maguire/Magnolia/Tropic Thunder - What do these six movies have in common? Now imagine Mickey Rourke in any of these roles." How do you compare Charlie Babbitt to Ethan Hunt or Vincent (Collateral) to Frank Mackey or Lestat to Ron Kovic? I'm not even that big of a fan but Jesus Christ." Morgan asked, "You don’t think Tom Cruise is a good actor?" "The guy's been doing the same effing part for 35 years... Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' came as a breathe of fresh air at the box office because superhero movies were dominating the collections and Cruise managed to break the streak. During the show, when Rourke was talking about actors that he likes, Morgan quickly cut him off and asked him about his opinion on Tom Cruise, who has recently been under the spotlight ever since his movie ' Top Gun: Maverick' broke the box office. The actor took a break and called Cruise "irrelevant". To which, Morgan replied with a delayed and sarcastic "fascinating."

He's not a man to mince his words and Mickey Rourke did not hold back in this latest interview, branding fellow Hollywood star 'irrelevant,'

I got no respect for that' (pictured in MI:7) They judge me by my acting ability, not my old reputation,' the eighties action star explained to Fox News on March 28. I got no respect for that.'

Mickey Rourke slams 'Top Gun: Maverick' star Tom Cruise as 'irrelevant' for playing 'the same effing part for 35 years' despite the 'Top Gun' sequel ...

It has grossed just under $597.4 million domestically and $587.9 million globally for a combined $1.2 billion total since it opened in May. A lot of guys that just tried to stretch as actors." "That doesn't mean s--- to me.

American actor Mickey Rourke confesses he is not a big fan of Tom Cruise. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey called Cruise ...

Despite Rourke's opinion about Tom Cruise, the latter has made a name for himself in the history of cinema, having some massive hits to his name and a significant amount of following across the world. When asked by the host, "You don’t think Tom Cruise is a good actor?" "Hey Robert De Niro, that’s right I am talking to you, you big f***ing crybaby," the actor wrote. "The guy's been doing the same effing part for 35 years... I got no respect for that." Monty Clift and Brando back in the day."

MICKEY ROURKE slammed fellow actor Tom Cruise claiming he has played 'the same part' throughout his acting career.

"That’s the kind of actor I want to be like… to which Mickey slammed: “I think he's irrelevant in my world.” I just want to make that clear. The kind of guys who tried to stretch as actors.” Actor Mickey Rourke joined Talk TV Uncensored host Piers Morgan on Monday and touched on his work as an actor. I don't care about money and power.

"The guy's been doing the same effing part for 35 years. I got no respect for that," Rourke said during an appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

"They don't care about what they hear. "I have a love/hate relationship with acting. "The young guys are cool," Rourke said. "I care about when I watch Al Pacino work and Chris Walken and [Robert] De Niro's early work and Richard Harris's work and Ray Winstone's work. "The guy's been doing the same effing part for 35 years. Morgan pressed, prompting Rourke to respond: "I think he's irrelevant, in my world."

Tom Cruise is the movie star of the year thanks to "Top Gun: Maverick," but Mickey Rourke is not impressed.

With $1.18 billion at the worldwide box office and nearly $600 million in the U.S., “Top Gun: Maverick” is the highest-grossing movie of 2022 and the biggest film of Cruise’s career. Even without a sequel, Cruise has more blockbusters on the horizon as the two-part “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning” arrives in 2023 and 2024. Tom Cruise is the movie star of the year thanks to the billion-dollar grossing success of “ Top Gun: Maverick,” but at least one Oscar nominee is not impressed.

Mickey Rourke claimed Tom Cruise has been "doing the same f-ing part for 35 years" amid the success of "Top Gun: Maverick."

Rourke concluded, “At the end of the day, you’ve got some nerd with a pocketful of money calling the shots. Unfortunately, the [people] at Marvel just wanted a one-dimensional bad guy, so most of the performance ended up [on] the floor.” “Hey Robert De Niro, that’s right I am talking to you, you big f***ing crybaby,” Rourke wrote of his former “Angel Heart” co-star. Let me tell you something, you punk ass, when I see you I swear to God on my Grandmother, on my brother and all my dogs, I gonna embarrass you severely 100%. Mickey Rourke ‘as God is my witness.'” “I explained to [director Jon] Favreau that I wanted to bring some other layers and colors, not just make this Russian a complete murderous revenging bad guy,” Rourke said at the time. I care about when I watch Al Pacino work and Chris Walken and [Robert] De Niro’s early work and Richard Harris’ work and Ray Winstone’s work.

Mickey Rourke made a dig at Tom Cruise's acting skills, calling the "Top Gun: Maverick" star "irrelevant" in his world on "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

[Montgomery] Clift and [Marlon] Brando back in the day.” Including international showings, the movie’s worldwide total reached $248 million. “The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years…

One Oscar nominee is taking issue with Tom Cruise's entire career.

Certainly, we’ll be see Tom Cruise play the “same role” again in the coming months, as he has a pair of Mission: Impossible movies on the way, so he’ll be playing literally the same role he has played a half dozen times before. One assumes that the action movie roles will start to slow down at some point, Cruise is 60-years-old after all, but it doesn’t seem likely Tom Cruise will retire from acting when that happens, so maybe we will start to see a more diverse set of performances from him. One can also be critical of the audience, who clearly likes to see him playing those sorts of characters.

In a new interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey Rourke was asked about the star and Top Gun: Maverick's success, and the Wrestler actor slammed Cruise ...

"They give you so much back," Cruise said of participating in workshops, even as his career was taking off. Morgan then asked Rourke whether he thinks of Cruise as a good actor. "I don't care about money and power," Rourke said. In a new interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey Rourke was asked about the star and Top Gun: Maverick's success, and the Wrestler actor slammed Cruise as "irrelevant" and added that he has "no respect" for him. "I care about when I watch Al Pacino work and Chris Walken and [Robert] De Niro's early work and Richard Harris' work and Ray Winstone's work. I got no respect for that."

Mickey Rourke opened up on the decisions he made to endure childhood abuse and reflected on his acting career, calling Tom Cruise "irrelevant."

But I made a decision a long time ago, when I was 14, that I gotta be a man and I had to be a man at 14," Rourke said. "As the years went by, even with the success and the destruction of my career, it was always important for me - because of where I came from - to be a man first and an actor second.” Rourke said it was in his 23 years of therapy where he realized the grave power dynamics that had impacted his career, saying he dealt with people who came "from an authoritarian place."

'The Wrestler' actor laid into Cruise on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored,' saying that Cruise has “been doing the same effing part for 35 years.”

It’s also the biggest film of Cruise’s career and currently holds a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. So while it’s true that Cruise has almost entirely relegated his film work to sequels for the past several years, he certainly has a hungry and satisfied legion of fans. “That doesn’t mean shit to me,” Rourke said. Despite being irrelevant (to Rourke), Top Gun: Maverick has grossed a reported $1.18 billion at the worldwide box office and almost $600 million in the U.S, making it the highest grossing film of 2022 so far.

Mickey Rourke did not mince words when asked by TV host Piers Morgan about fellow actor Tom Cruise and the box-office numbers for 'Top Gun: Maverick.'

After one of the takes (we only did a few) I noticed that both Tom and Val had tears in their eyes. “I think there is a lot of Maverick in Tom, and Iceman in Val, so what you are seeing onscreen is an authentic friendship that has lasted over 36 years. I care about when I watch Al Pacino work and [Christopher] Walken and [Robert] De Niro’s early work and Richard Harris’ work and Ray Winstone’s work. As of Sunday, the Paramount Pictures title had amassed $1.2 billion worldwide. “I don’t care about money and power. I got no respect for that.