Mickey Rourke

"There isn't much worse than being a 'has been,' being used to sitting at the best table in the fanciest restaurant just by showing up, and then reaching a point where the restaurant won't even take my call. It was a humbling experience for me, and the dogs were the biggest help in getting me through because I could see that the dogs from the pound are like me. Bad things have happened to them, too, and they bear the scars." Mickey Rourke from
Ingrid Newkirk's book, 'One Can Make a Difference: How Simple Actions Can Change the World.'