When 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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEMovies are a collective art. Art by proxy.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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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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The more I go to church and the more I turn myself over to the process of believing in Jesus and listening to His Word and having Him guide my hand, I feel as though the pressure is off me now.
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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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Remember the mind is your best muscle, BIG ARMS can move rocks, but BIG WORDS can move mountains. Ride the brain train for success.
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I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it’s a metaphorical battle all of the time.
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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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Study people’s success stories hard. Study their failures even harder.
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I’ve had a lot of operations. I’m kind of like Franken-actor.
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When crossing someone’s borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.
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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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Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.
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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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I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.
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