Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.
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If you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.
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No one's life is totally morbid. Even on a subtle scale there's little flashes of enlightenment and of happiness and joy.
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Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!
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Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
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Years ago I was diagnosed with a condition and my doctors prescribed human growth hormone and testosterone for its treatment. Under medical supervision I have continued to use both medications.
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If it's not broken, break it. That's how new discoveries are made. That's why everything that changes life is called a breakthrough.
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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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I understand that a lot of other actors don't have a choice. They have to eat so they need to work and they'll do films that they're not so proud of. But I've been fortunate enough to be given a second wind, so I try to pick projects I know will provide the audience the kind of escapism they want from me.
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I never started out to be an action actor. I was an ensemble actor. "Rocky" was an ensemble film. "F.I.S.T." was an ensemble. "Paradise Alley" was an ensemble.
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At the end of the day, 'Rocky' is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.
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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 could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.
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I love being verbal in films.
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I try to tell people that just because you're buff and cut doesn't mean you're healthy.
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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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Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.
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I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.
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In fact, every day I'll read a chapter of some art book. I don't know why. It's just a habit.
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The body needs to rest. It needs a lot less exercise than you think.
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The church is the gym of the soul.
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I'm a patriot of the heart.
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I have tons of regrets, but I think that's one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst, their regret, comes the best from artists, painters and writers.
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I'm not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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It took me a long time to be convinced that marriage was right for me because I've come from a long line of broken marriages. My parents divorced, and I had two broken marriages myself.
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I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that's love, even if it doesn't seem very exciting.
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I never started out to be an action actor. I was an ensemble actor.
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Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!
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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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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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