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The Oscar-nominated actor, 69, was a recentgueston the U.K. television talk showPiers MorganUncensored, where he shared his thoughts on Cruise, 60, and the box office performance of the actor’s long-awaited sequelTop Gun: Maverick.
Thirty-six years after the first movie,Top Gun: Maverickbroke records for the Memorial Day weekend box office and has alreadysurpassed $1 billion worldwide. It’s the biggest movie of Cruise’s career so far.
When asked for his take on the film’s incredible performance, Rourke said, “That doesn’t mean s— to me. The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years, you know? I mean, I got no respect for that.”
“Really?” asked Morgan, as Rourke responded, “Yeah, really, brother.”
He 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 wanna be like, Monty Clift and Brando back in the day. A lot of guys that just tried to stretch as actors….”
Morgan then asked, “You don’t thinkTom Cruiseis a good actor?” Said Rourke, “I think he’s irrelevant in my world.”
A rep for Cruise did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Rourke broke onto the Hollywood scene around the same time as Cruise in the early ’80s with films like9½ WeeksandBody Heat.
“I make these movies for all of you, and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I do,” Cruise also said at the festival.
source: people.com
