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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI was very much into buying contemporary art, but I’ve just decided I want to get rid of it all. Not that it’s not great art, but all of a sudden my mood has changed, and I want to go back to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century masters.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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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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Once in one’s life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.
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If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there’d be bodies hanging from every tree!
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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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Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.
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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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I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while if you keep on walking.
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I respect a woman too much to marry her.
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Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.
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Nothing is real if you don’t believe in who you are!
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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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If you’re gonna be a failure, at least be one at something you enjoy.
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If you express yourself too much, you’re considered weak.
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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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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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For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can’t all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. That’s where you set your goal.
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You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.
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All young men want to prove themselves.
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I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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I’m more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.
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Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.
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I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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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 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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I’m a big believer that, in life, we can’t succeed in everything. Most times, we lose.
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