“Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.”

You have to have an almost boundless reservoir of energy and interest to enter politics because quite often it’s thankless and fruitless and you can’t accomplish much.

At the end of the day, ‘Rocky’ is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.

I was an insecure kid. Once I saw ‘Hercules’ with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn’t be here today.

There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.

I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.

I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.

Nothing’s harder than writing. There’s no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There’s tremendous support – you’ve got editors and sound mixers. With writing, it’s all you, and it’s just crippling when people tear up your pages.

When I was in junior high school, the teachers voted me the student most likely to end up in the electric chair.

Boxing is a great exercise as long as you can yell “cut” whenever you want to.

I think I’m a much better painter than an actor.

The problem is, your ego sometimes tells you that you can do many things. But sometimes it’s best to stay focused and be honest with yourself.

If you’re gonna be a failure, at least be one at something you enjoy.

When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn’t expect me in comedies or musicals.

I thought marriage was tough. Golf’s like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel! It’s a psychological game that gets into your blood.

I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager.

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

The game’s been good to me and I hope I’ve been good to the game. I’m 50 years old and I’ve pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.

As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin to assassinate my character, thats impossible. You talkin about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.

If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

I been in the game for 10 years making rap tunes… Ever since honeys was wearing Sassoons.

The cat and mouse game is smart, but people want to see fighters who come to win, or do not wait to go to the judges. When the fight goes all the way, they see the spirit of the person that wants to win.

I know that there’s a god because I was able to survive everything that I’ve been through – all of the tough times – and I’m still at the top of my game.

I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.