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8 quotes by Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Merle Dixon in The Walking Dead, Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning, Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger, Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder and Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy.
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When you think of it I haven't really done a lot of horror. It's amazing: I have done some really good ones, but I haven't done a lot of... →

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I got my training here in Chicago at the Goodman School Of Drama, and a lot of my personal work is usually internal work and stuff. Everything else... →

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Horror fans need horror, okay? They don't need little worms squirming around going down your throat. To them, that's not horror.

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I don't approach a role by saying I'll be unsavory or unlikable.

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I think all the roles I've done have been very passionate people who go to absolute extremes to make their points.

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You know how it is, somebody will see your work and like it and remember it, then decide to make it a role in their film.

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'Cliffhanger' got me in the best shape of my life, working at 10,000 feet up in the mountains. And everybody was great. I lived in Italy for... →

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I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how... →

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