Sylvester Stallone Quotes

I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while… if you keep on walking.

The action movies changed radically when it became possible to Velcro your muscles on. It was the beginning of a new era. The visual took over. The special effects became more important than the single person. That was the beginning of the end.

I think there comes a time when you realize that you need God in your life, God’s Word, and the spiritual guidance that only He can give.

What I’m trying to do now in my life – not just with the building, but with everything – is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won’t just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.

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 guys don’t want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.

Whenever I don’t get injured, the film is a dud. I didn’t bleed on ‘Rhinestone.’ I didn’t bleed on ‘Stop! Or My Mom will Shoot.’

Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.

I try to combine in my paintings cinematic feeling, emotional feeling, and sometimes actually writing on the page to combine all the different elements of communication.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

When people meet me, they’re often surprised – I talk a great deal.

The day I can’t walk is the day I quit movies.

At the end of the day, ‘Rocky’ is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.

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.

I’m pretty spiritual; I believe a lot in the spirit of man.

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.

I want to turn my attention to movies about love relationships. Exploring the female psyche – there ought to be some interesting discoveries there. Love stories. If you do it right, people want to hear romantic dialog.