495 Quotes by Sylvester Stallone

You’re a disease. And I’m the cure.

I think there’s a kind of built-in arrogance to anyone who considers themself an artist. They want to feel as though like they can run the whole spectrum. “I can do it all. I can do minimalism, and I can do classical art.” Well, that’s not true.

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.

The champion’s management says let’s do this for real, for charity. Rocky says no but decides to be true to himself even though he’s going to be berated by everyone. Just to compete, not to win.

I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can’t suspend disbelief.

Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, ‘Do I really need this?’ And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It’s not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights.

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.

Movies are a whole different ball-game, now. It’s much more of a business – very scientific.

If I’d made it right away as an actor, I would’ve stopped at a certain level and stayed there, probably as a character actor.