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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEWhen I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn’t do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me – action pictures.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.
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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 consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.
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The church is the gym of the soul.
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It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.
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You are what you leave behind.
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When you find the right components in your life, the right people, that gel with you, then you feel as though you’re invincible. It may be a fallacy, but you at least feel as though you can take all that life has to dish out.
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Nothing is real if you don’t believe in who you are!
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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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Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give, it’s about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.
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Age 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.
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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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A lot of guys don’t want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.
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I have a fear of heights that borders on mania.
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Characters 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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