A biography for Mickey Rooneyhasn’t been written yet.
“I was a thirteen-year-old boy for thirty years.”
“Women liked me because I made them laugh.”
“You always pass failure on your way to success.”
“When I say I do, the justice of the peace replies, 'I know, I know...'”
“A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I'm about $100,000 short.”
“I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire.”
“Joe Louis was one of my closest friends.... I'm a great boxing fan. I used to go to the American Legion Stadium in Hollywood, every Friday night for 15 years. Down the aisle would come Lupe Velez, Johnny Weismuller, Mae West. All at ringside.”
“I was about six years old when I did 'Orchids and Ermine.' They dressed me in a suit, put a mustache under my nose, a cigar in my mouth, a cane in my hand, and a hat on my head.”
“I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: 'Let's put on a show.' That's what me and Judy did.”
“The audience and I are friends. They allowed me to grow up with them. I've let them down several times. They've let me down several times. But we're all family.”