United Kingdom, April 9 -- Mickey Rourke's acting career is "in the toilet".

'The Wrestler' star, 72, admits he's "made mistakes" in the past and now struggles to book jobs because of his bad boy reputation - confessing he signed up to appear in UK reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother' because he can't face filming a "really bad independent movie".

He told The Sun newspaper: "I've made mistakes, many. I have nobody to blame for my ship sinking except myself.

"My career is in the toilet and I'm not getting A-listmovies. I'd like to be back where I can work on movies that have integrity.

"There's directors I want to work with and have them not be afraid of me and trust me for who I am today, not for the reputation I have.

"But once i...