We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it’s a metaphorical battle all of the time.
SYLVESTER STALLONEWhen I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn’t do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me – action pictures.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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Study people’s success stories hard. Study their failures even harder.
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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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I think everyone has a certain kind of formula in their life. When you deviate from that formula, you’re going to fail big or you’re gonna win big.
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That’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
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Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that’s a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It’s how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting.
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Nothing is real if you don’t believe in who you are!
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Consider the source, Don’t be a fool by listening to a fool.
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If you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.
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Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.
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With a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression. I look like the neighborhood bully. That doesn’t elicit laughter.
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Movies are a collective art. Art by proxy.
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I’m a big believer that, in life, we can’t succeed in everything. Most times, we lose.
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I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.
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Rambo isn’t violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.
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Like I said, I’ve got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn’t mean you can’t support them emotionally and financially.
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