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 STALLONEWith a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression. I look like the neighborhood bully. That doesn’t elicit laughter.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
-
-
If you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
Action is always seen as the bottom rung of thespian endeavour, that’s just the way it is.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
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.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
I’m not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren’t straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
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.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
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.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
I was an insecure kid. Once I saw ‘Hercules’ with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn’t be here today.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
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 STALLONE -
If you’re gonna be a failure, at least be one at something you enjoy.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
I think everyone has a certain kind of formula in their life. When you deviate from that formula, you’re going to fail big or you’re gonna win big.
SYLVESTER STALLONE -
I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.
SYLVESTER STALLONE






