Melbourne, Nov 12 : After two failed marriages, Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has vowed never to marry an actress.

The 57-year-old star was previously married to actresses Debra Feuer and Carre Otis and the separation has left him badly bitten.

"I don''t want to live with an actress again, no matter how they look," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as telling the Mail on Sunday newspaper.

"I''m working opposite Megan Fox and Eva Green next, and I''m certainly not complaining. But I''ll tell you, once bitten ..." he added.

London, Nov 10 : Mickey Rourke has no plans to give up his best actor Oscar dream.

The 57-year-old Rourke, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the best actor's category this year for his lead role in The Wrestler, says he knew he would not win the coveted trophy as he had angered many in the film industry in the past.

London, Nov 7 : American actor Mickey Rourke is said to have turned the air blue during an interview after he used a cuss word in each and every sentence.

Rourke, 57, who had acted in ‘9½ Weeks’, was interviewed by presenter Alex Zane, 30, for Sky Movies, and telly bosses ended up censoring most of it with bleeps as there were too many swear words used.

“We nicknamed the TV chat Nine-And-A-Half Bleeps,” the Daily Star quoted a show source as saying.

Washington, Oct 10 : American actor Mickey Rourke has been blasted by gay rights activists, after he made an attempt to defend his usage of a homophobic slur.

Rourke, 57, who last year was caught on camera calling a journalist a f**got, was probed this week about his use of the term.

The Wrestler star had told TMZ. com it was merely an insult and not anti-gay, but campaigners at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD) disagree.

Washington, Oct 7 : Actor Mickey Rourke has disclosed his drug-ridden childhood and the dark side of his life in a new book.

Rourke, who has penned his experiences in a new paperback edition of PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk''s book ''One Can Make a Difference: How Simple Actions Can Change the World,'' says his stepfather used to assault him.

Washington, Sept 28 : Mickey Rourke wants to wrap up his upcoming mafia flick ‘The Ice Man’ before the author of the book on which the movie is based is dead.

Rourke plays real life hired gun Richard Kuklinski in the film, based on Philip Carlo''s 2006 book The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer.

Carlo, who is also co-producing the flick with Rourke, is down with Lou Gehrig''s disease, which is slowly chipping away at his nervous system, and Rourke is desperate to complete the film while Carlo is alive.

London, September 19 : Actor Mickey Rourke seems to have come between a Russian pop star and his fiancée model leading to the cancellation of their wedding.

Model Lena Kuletskaya has apparently been spending a lot of time with ‘The Wrestler’ star, which has made her singer fiancée Dima Bilan call off their wedding.

“There will be no wedding,” the Daily Express quoted Lena as telling a Russian newspaper.

However, the beauty insists that is there is nothing going on between her and Rourke.

London, Sep 17 : American actor Mickey Rourke reportedly stunned the crowd at the New York Fashion Week on September 15, when he appeared in a stained suit and confessed he was “still drunk”.

Rourke, 57, who returned to the limelight with his role in ‘The Wrestler’, caused heads to turn as he reportedly slurred while speaking to photographers who asked him to pose in between fashion shows.

The actor was asked why he would not smile by the reporters.

Washington, September 10 : Actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he is looking for an English wife, as he loves London.

"I’m looking for an English wife. I’m looking for a house over here. I need a boxing ring though and a full-sized gym. London’s like my second home,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

‘The Wrestler’ star has already been married twice in the past.

Rourke’s relationship with Carre Otis ended in December 1998. (ANI)

London, September 10 : Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke are set to star alongside in new film ‘Passion Play’.

The ‘Transformers’ star will play the role of a woman who has wings and is governed by a gangster.

The movie will see Rourke''s character rescue the beauty.

"I''m doing a movie called Passion Play with Mickey Rourke. There is a love story there, it''s clearly not going to be a typical one,” the Daily Express quoted Fox as saying.

London, July 23 : Mickey Rourke gave a glimpse of his days as a boxer when he punched over a barrier erected to block off roadworks in London yesterday.

The actor was at his mischievous high outside the Wellington Club, when he stole a photographer's camera and went on to click the snappers.

He then picked a fight with a plastic fence protecting pedestrians from a gaping hole in the pavement.

However, fellow Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio was not in a playful mood like Mickey.

London, June 9 : Mickey Rourke has blasted Hollywood''s casting couch culture, insisting that some directors abuse their position to bed aspiring young actors.

The Wrestler actor revealed that he had seen girls landing roles without even going for an audition, while he had to labour his way in to movies.

"There''s definitely something called a casting couch," the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

It seems that Masked Gwar rocker Oderus Urungus is all set to follow Mickey Rourke’s example by fighting it out in the wrestling ring with a professional fighter.

The Wrestler star Rourke went head-to-head with Chris Jericho in April's (09) televised Wrestlemania 25 in Houston, Texas, and now Urungus has lined up a scrap with fighter Tracy Smothers at the end of June (09) in West Virginia.

Washington, May 26 : Freida Pinto has revealed that Mickey Rourke advised her to go home to bed when they met at this year''s Oscars.

The ''Slumdog Millionaire'' actress said that the ''Wrestler'' star approached her at the prestigious awards ceremony in February - during which her film won eight of the prestigious accolades – and asked her to go home, insisting she was too young to attend the function.

"Mickey Rourke gave me a telling off at the Oscars. He said to me, ''It''s way past your bedtime - go home,'' which was funny," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Washington, May 15 : Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is gearing up to act in the remake of Brit gangster flick `Mona Lisa'.

He will portray an ex-con who takes a job as a chauffeur for a high-class escort, reports Variety magazine.

Hollywood actress Eva Green is in talks to act opposite him.

The 1980's flick, directed by Neil Jordan, featured Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in the lead role.

Helmer Larry Clark will be writing and directing the forthcoming flick, which is being produced by Handmade Films. (ANI)

New York, May 11: Mickey Rourke, Charlie Sheen, and several other people from business and sports worlds are said to be among the clients of top Hollywood madam Michelle Braun, who is due to be arraigned today in federal court in Santa Ana, California, as part of an agreement to "cooperate fully" with all branches of law enforcement.

All these names have turned up in records provided to authorities, though no one has been accused of any wrongdoing as yet.

London, May 7 : Movie hardman Mickey Rourke has been asked to slim down for his role as Russian villain Whiplash in the new Iron Man sequel.

The actor, who gained 30 pounds of muscle to play washed-up grappler Randy ''The Ram'' Robinson in The Wrestler, is said to be struggling to lose his beefed-up physique from the 2008 film, reports The Daily Express.

Apparently, Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau had ordered him to lose the extra flab for the role.

London, Apr 29 : American actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that his wrestling match with Chris Jericho was nowhere easy and he ended up with a broken hand.

Rourke, 56, had faced the professional grappler earlier this month at the WWE's Wrestlemania 25 in Houston, Texas, following a bitter and public war of words with Jericho.

The actor is said to have left his fans stunned after he stood up from his seat in the crowd, clambered over the guard ropes and delivered a punch that left Jericho reeling.

London, Apr 23 : American actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he almost did not make it as a boxer, and that he had to beg his coach Freddie Roach, to give him a second chance.

Roach, who is currently training Manny Pacquiao for his upcoming fight with Brit Ricky Hatton, had refused to work with Rourke in 1990 because he was not committed or disciplined enough to be a good fighter.

Washington, Apr 18 : Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he was reduced to tears when he received a letter from Kim Basinger, stating that she utterly loved his performance in `The Wrestler'.

Rourke, who acted alongside Kim in 91/2 Weeks, revealed that letter to him was like winning accolades.

"Coming from her, it was very special and it was very generous and heartfelt letter. It brought me to tears, really," Contactmusic quoted Rourke as saying.