495 Quotes by Sylvester Stallone

The character of Rocky was built on the idea that he was chosen to do something. That’s why the first image in Rocky is the picture of Christ.

I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.

You know what I think happened? After ‘Rocky,’ I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.

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.

If you think people are inherently good, you get rid of the police for 24 hours – see what happens.

When I saw ‘Hercules,’ my mind just exploded because I was extremely thin; I was insecure. I literally ran out of the theatre and started lifting things, anything I could think of – milk crates. I’m still lifting things. It changed my life.

A lot of actors, and artists in general, never feel secure in love. They always feel everything’s going to be taken away from them, professionally and personally; they’re extremely emotional and volatile.

With 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.

When boxers are in the ring, they’re simple. It’s when the fight is over, that’s when the other fight, the real fight, begins. That’s the problem.