Never give up the fight!
Maybe that’s what we can take away from Mickey Rourke’s Golden Globe win for best actor in a drama.
He was spotted sparring recently in Hyde Park (Jan. 5) with a trainer on the day of the London premiere of his latest film “The Wrestler”.
It’s the story of a beat-up guy who used to be a big star of wrestling but is now reduced to strutting his stuff in small town auditoriums for chump change.
Not unlike Rourke’s real life.
Once hailed as one of our best actors his career went on the skids in recent years.
Just goes to show you - never give up the fight!
And now he’s fighting back stories that he used steroids to bulk up for the film.
He’s denying it according the the SFgate.com:
Mickey Rourke has hit back at reports he took steroids in a bid to get in shape for the gritty new movie “The Wrestler,” insisting the media has gone too far with comments he made in a magazine interview.
But Rourke now insists he didn’t use growth hormones or controversial sports drugs to enhance his physique.
He states, “I did some stuff. You wouldn’t classify it as steroids, but I did some heavy duty supplements … but not the regular stuff.”
Oh well, I’m sure he’d rather wrestle with the media than some of the demons of his past.
Looking forward to more, Mikey!
Stay on your feet - the crowd demands it!
Peace,
“The Paps!”
