To me, the most perfect screenplay ever written will be one word, when you finally reduce it down to that. Until then, writing will be an imperfect form of communication.
SYLVESTER STALLONECharacters I’ve played, they used to impact my paintings, like 80 percent of the time, and especially when I was doing an action film.
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Movies are a whole different ball-game, now. It’s much more of a business – very scientific.
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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.
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I respect a woman too much to marry her.
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I think I’m a much better painter than an actor.
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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that’s love, even if it doesn’t seem very exciting.
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I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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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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Consider the source, Don’t be a fool by listening to a fool.
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I realized, the older I get, the more difficult life becomes. It’s not easier, it’s more difficult.
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Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
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Boxing is a great exercise as long as you can yell “cut” whenever you want to.
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I have a fear of heights that borders on mania.
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At the very end, the one person who Rambo should kill, he doesn’t kill. He lets it live. Because you can’t kill that kind of hypocritical bureaucracy. It goes on forever.
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Through failure, I found different ways to reverse my problems and get into the mainstream of Hollywood.
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I think there comes a time when you realize that you need God in your life, God’s Word, and the spiritual guidance that only He can give.
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I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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Rocky’ represents the optimistic side of life, and ‘Rambo’ represents purgatory.
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Now if you know what you’re worth. Then go out and get what you’re worth.
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I made some truly awful movies. ‘Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot’ was the worst. If you ever want someone to confess to murder just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes.
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Don’t be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there’s a reaction.
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I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.
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Everybody has anger or regret in them one way or another. They all try different things to get it out. Some people go to psychiatrists. Some paint pictures. Some people talk it out.
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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate’s or children’s egos than your own. You’re now a giver instead of a taker.
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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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