A lot of guys don’t want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI watch a lot of news, and I watch musical shows because I think the music of the young people is really their news reports. They let you know how their country is going through their eyes, and about their experiences in the everyday shock of growing up.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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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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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 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.
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I try to eliminate as much dialogue as possible, and I guess Rambo is my really best experiment with how to eliminate dialogue.
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Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.
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To know that the odds are so high that only through the perishing of your life will the minions survive, that’s love. That’s heroism.
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When you’re scared, when you’re hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you’re going to see what you’re really made of.
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Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that’s a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It’s how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting.
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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 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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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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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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Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate’s or children’s egos than your own. You’re now a giver instead of a taker.
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I’ve had a lot of operations. I’m kind of like Franken-actor.
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Consider the source, Don’t be a fool by listening to a fool.
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I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but the loyalty never fades.
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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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I’ve been involved in something which was chaotic and insane. All I can say now is that I am, and intend to stay, a single man.
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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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At the very end, the one person who Rambo should kill, he doesn’t kill. He lets it live. Because you can’t kill that kind of hypocritical bureaucracy. It goes on forever.
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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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When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.
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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 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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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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