I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI think I’m a much better painter than an actor.
SYLVESTER STALLONEIf you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.
SYLVESTER STALLONEWe 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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEMovies are a whole different ball-game, now. It’s much more of a business – very scientific.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI 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 STALLONEI thought marriage was tough. Golf’s like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel! It’s a psychological game that gets into your blood.
SYLVESTER STALLONENothing’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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEGoing in one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.
SYLVESTER STALLONEAt the end of the day, ‘Rocky’ is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.
SYLVESTER STALLONEI have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.
SYLVESTER STALLONEWhen life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.
SYLVESTER STALLONENo one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit back. It’s about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That’s how you win.
SYLVESTER STALLONEThe 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.
SYLVESTER STALLONEThe way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.
SYLVESTER STALLONEIt 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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