That’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
SYLVESTER STALLONEThat’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
SYLVESTER STALLONEDon’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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI thought I had reached a point in life where everything would be smooth. But it is not. It just gets more jagged and pitted and filled with turns that take you into the dark recesses of your mind. It never seems to get easy.
SYLVESTER STALLONEEvery generation has to find their own heroes.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager.
SYLVESTER STALLONEIf you’re gonna be a failure, at least be one at something you enjoy.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI love being verbal in films.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI don’t fall into the physical manifestation of a man of letters. So I guess people assume the scripts are delivered to me under the door.
SYLVESTER STALLONENo one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit back. It’s about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That’s how you win.
SYLVESTER STALLONEAge is a state of old mind. It gets to a point where if you get old enough, you forget how old you are, and that’s the best thing. And then you walk around kind of like in a fog.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI think I’m a much better painter than an actor.
SYLVESTER STALLONEIf you’re willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it’s, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI 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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEArtists die twice. First creatively. Then physically. The second one is the easiest.
SYLVESTER STALLONEMovies are the work of a collective conscious. It takes 500-800 people on a movie to complete a vision.
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