Dana Carveyhas colorful memories of hisOne of the BoyscostarMickey Rooney.

“He got flushed.

Rooney died in 2014 from natural causesat the age of 93.

ONE OF THE BOYS, Dana Carvey, Mickey Rooney, 1982

Mickey Rooney and Dana Carvey on ‘One of the Boys’.NBC/Everett

But in his 60s, Rooney “had an incredible amount of energy,” Carvey said.

“‘I was the number one star in the world.

So bitterness won’t kill you.”

They come for me, I’ll plug ‘em!”

Listen to Carvey recount his experiences with the star in the podcast above.

With additional reporting by Emlyn Travis.