I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI respect a woman too much to marry her.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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I think kids growing up, if they were picked on and feeling inferior at 12, they’re going to feel that way at 72. You just deal with it better. I’m serious.
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Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.
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When you’re an actor, you’re a slave to other people’s visions.
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The only happy artist is a dead artist, because only then you can’t change. After I die, I’ll probably come back as a paintbrush.
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I tell people diets don’t work. And I don’t care what they say. I have tried them all.
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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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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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I 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.
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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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I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.
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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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I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.
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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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Plan B. You’ve always got to have a Plan B.
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I’m a patriot of the heart.
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Every generation has to find their own heroes.
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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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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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When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.
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Suddenly I’ve got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art.
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Artists die twice. First creatively. Then physically. The second one is the easiest.
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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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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 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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