I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I’ve had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn’t been dull; I’ve been the Hiroshima of love.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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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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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.
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If you don’t have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.
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If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there’d be bodies hanging from every tree!
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Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.
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Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.
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If it’s not broken, break it. That’s how new discoveries are made. That’s why everything that changes life is called a breakthrough.
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I think that’s become passe, but if you can surround yourself with a kind of monument to yourself and your family – a statement – and you can afford it, then that’s a noble project.
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Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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Rambo isn’t violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.
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Going in one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.
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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.
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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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Voices are like fingerprints, from Cagney to Bogart. They never lost it. My voice is instrumental in categorizing me.
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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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The church is the gym of the soul.
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I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.
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Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.
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The only thing that I haven’t done is perform brain surgery on myself. I’ve been very, very lucky. I’ve spared Shakespeare undue stress by not doing that.
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I think I’m a much better painter than an actor.
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