Mickey Rourke Calls Tom Cruise ‘Irrelevant’ And Says He’s Been Doing The ‘Same Effing Part For 35 Years’

Mickey Rourke didn’t hold back while sharing his thoughts on Tom Cruise during a new interview with Piers Morgan.

The actor made some brutally honest comments after being asked for his opinion on Cruise’s summer blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick”, which grossed over $1bn.

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“The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years… I got no respect for that.”

Mickey Rourke tells Piers Morgan he thinks Tom Cruise is “irrelevant” as an actor.@piersmorgan | @TalkTV | #MickeyRourke | #PiersMorganUncensored pic.twitter.com/joB7OSrcMD

— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) July 11, 2022

“That doesn’t mean s*it to me,” Rourke replied. “The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years. I’ve got no respect for that.” 

The Oscar nominee continued, “I don’t care about money and power. I care about when I watch Al Pacino work and Chris Walken and De Niro’s early work and Richard Harris’s work and Ray Winstone’s work. That’s the kind of actor I want to be like. Monty Clift and Brando back in the day.”

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 Asked if he believed Cruise was “a good actor”, Rourke added, “I think he’s irrelevant, in my world.”