There were times when I was broke, when I was down in Florida and I had to go to cocktail parties for 500 bucks - to see the guy that used to be in pictures. I'm not ashamed of that.… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
Look, I come from vaudeville, I come from burlesque, I come from heartaches, I come from sadness, I come from gladness, I come from… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
Had I been brighter, the ladies been gentler, the Scotch been weaker, had the gods been kinder, had the dice been hotter, this could… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
Hollywood has unfortunately become a memory. It's nothing but a sign on the side of a hill. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
I came from a poor family. My father was from Glasgow, Scotland; my mother's brothers were brakemen on the railroad. We didn't have anything… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
Someone once asked me what I want on my epitaph when I pass away. Just the words 'I tried.' That's what this game of… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
Now. Now is the most important time of all of your young lives. And what does now stand for - N-O-W? No Other Way.… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
And that's the way I have always lived, for the laughs – today. N-O-W. No Other Way. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
I belong to the public. The public made me. The public can break me. I owe them my life. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
. . . children - not kids. Kids are goats. I've always spoken of my children as children. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share
