I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
If Barbra Steisand wants to make a picture called 'My Pink Fingernail,' the studios will go, 'Gee, Barbra, what a wonderful idea! Money is no object! Take two years in preproduction and write the music, and you'll direct.' — 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 Image
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 Image
Hollywood has unfortunately become a memory. It's nothing but a sign on the side of a hill. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Meadowlark Lemon is one very clever man, unique and truly one of a kind. — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
