Mickey Rooney Quotes

I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending more money than I made, by tipping double or triple at bars and restaurants, by dating tall, beautiful women.

Mickey Rooney

I tried to make up for being 5 ft. 3 in. by affecting a strut and adopting the voice of a much bigger man... dating tall, beautiful women... But nothing I could do, after Ava had left me, would add a single inch to my height.

Mickey Rooney

You always pass failure on your way to success.

Mickey Rooney

I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern.

Mickey Rooney

Always get married in the morning. That way if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted the whole day.

Mickey Rooney

Judy Garland was a different type of entertainer. She was a dancer, a singer, and an incurable romantic.

Mickey Rooney