Sylvester Stallone Quotes: Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, born July 6, 1946 in New York, is an Italian-American actor, screenwriter and director.
We listed motivational, rocky Sylvester Stallone Quotes about love, life, movies, gym and more
Sylvester Stallone Quotes
‘“Plan B. You’ve always got to have a Plan B.”’
‘“When I was in junior high school, the teacher voted me the student most likely to end up in the electric chair.”’
‘“Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.”’
‘“You can actually alter a person’s perception when they’re that young. I mean, it can affect them in a very positive way.”’
‘“Dreams cost nothing. They are free. The hard part is just keeping them going.”’
‘“I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.”’
‘“Don’t discuss your dreams. Pursue them!”’
‘“I thought marriage was tough. Golf’s like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel! It’s a psychological game that gets into your blood.”’
‘“Now if you know what you’re worth. Then go out and get what you’re worth.”’
‘“Through failure, I found different ways to reverse my problems and get into the mainstream of Hollywood.”’
‘“The world meets nobody halfway. When you want something, you gotta take it.”’
‘“Movies are the work of a collective conscious. It takes 500-800 people on a movie to complete a vision.”’
‘“There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.”’
‘“When crossing someone’s borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.”’
‘“I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.”’
‘“I’m usually taken for a non-intellectual, a person of limited intelligence. I don’t know why, but I figure it’s because physically I don’t look intelligent.”’
‘“Success is usually the culmination of controlling failures.”’
‘“I thought I had reached a point in life where everything would be smooth. But it is not. It just gets more jagged and pitted and filled with turns that take you into the dark recesses of your mind. It never seems to get easy.”’
‘“I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind and furious optimism.”’
‘“You’re a disease. And I’m the cure.”’
‘“Every time I have failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.”’
‘“Study people’s success stories hard. Study their failures even harder.”’
‘“Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you 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!”’
‘“Once in one’s life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.”’
‘“When you are scared, when you are hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you are going to see what you are really made of.”’
‘“If I’d succeeded right away at acting I wouldn’t have sought out writing.”’
‘“I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“Going that one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.”’
‘“Clothing is the first step to building a character.”’
‘“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.”’
‘“Gangster is the truest friend I can ever ask for.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“If you think people are inherently good, you get rid of the police for 24 hours – see what happens.”’,
‘“I’m not right wing, I’m not left wing. I love my country.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“The church is the gym of the soul.”’
‘“If you don’t have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.”’
‘Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. Reality – that’s the main event.”’
‘“I’m always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I’ll build a new one.”’
‘“When you’re pushed killing is as easy as breathing.”’
‘“I do believe that American should deal from strength.”’
‘“When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.”’
‘“Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about “technique.” And I say the hell with that.”’
‘“You have to be really loyal to the people that supported you when you were coming up.”’
‘“To be really artful, though, you have to be subjective and so singular.”’
‘You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny.”’
‘“Action is always seen as the bottom rung of thespian endeavour, that’s just the way it is.”’
‘“Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but the loyalty never fades.”’
‘“I’ve always boxed a certain way. But with Rocky, the character himself had to be kind of awkward. So I had to learn to fight that way.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“I just fight in my movies, never in real life.”’
‘“Don’t be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there’s a reaction.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“I’d rather do something I love badly than to feel bad about not doing something I love.”’
‘“There aren’t a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another.”’
‘“Nothing is real if you don’t believe in who you are!”’
‘“Voices are like fingerprints, from Cagney to Bogart. They never lost it. My voice is instrumental in categorizing me.”’
‘“The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.”’
‘“Sometimes I write with music on, and if I’m in a good flow, I don’t even hear it.”’
‘“You know you’ve been around when they start to remake your own movies when you’re still alive.”’
‘“If you express yourself too much, you’re considered weak.”’
‘“Rocky would definitely run for councilman. Maybe mayor. But these people are actually most effective in the family unit. That’s where they shine.”’
‘“If you come into my house, I’m going to fight much more viciously to get you out than if we were on a neutral piece of land.”’
‘“I guess the best thing I do of all is ride. Horsemanship, I have a natural flair for it.”’
‘“You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.”’
‘“I was an ambitious child and I tended to be scatterbrained. If I was at school and saw a bird outside the window I wanted to follow it. I was adventurous.”’
‘“I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”’
‘“I’m a patriot of the heart.”’
‘“Age is a state of old mind. It gets to a point where if you get old enough, you forget how old you are, and that’s the best thing. And then you walk around kind of like in a fog.”’
‘“The phenomenal thing that happened to me is that I was able to create two memorable men: one is the ultimate optimist, Rocky, and then you have Rambo, the ultimate pessimist. You’re going to always be remembered for them, no matter what you do.”’
‘“The only happy artist is a dead artist, because only then you can’t change. After I die, I’ll probably come back as a paintbrush.”’
‘“When you are young, you often think that the world spins around you. You think you can do anything, can take the world on your shoulders.”’
‘“At the end of the day, ‘Rocky’ is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.”’
‘“Training and working in Philadelphia is a very unusual situation because that city does believe that Rocky is real. No one calls me Sylvester, it’s Rocky.”’
‘“The man who can best gets along with women, is the man who can get along without them.”’
‘“We 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.”’
‘“Time is truly the great enemy. It’s not the great healer, it’s the great stealer.”’
‘“The body needs to rest. It needs a lot less exercise than you think.”’
‘ “I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.”’
‘“I know I’m incredibly unpredictable, and that’s the only thing I’m sure of.”’
‘“People assume that ‘The Expendables’ is old school, but it’s only old school because that’s the way I know how to make an action film. It’s pretty real.”’
‘“If you’re gonna be a failure, at least be one at something you enjoy.”’
‘“It 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.”’
‘“Your spiritual sense will make you either a winner or a loser.”’
‘“Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment.”’
‘“The problem is, your ego sometimes tells you that you can do many things. But sometimes it’s best to stay focused and be honest with yourself.”’
‘“That’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.”’
‘“Usually whenever you’re scared of something, do it. If you’re not afraid of it, don’t do it.”’
‘“I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.”’
‘“You are what you leave behind.”’
‘ “Rambo isn’t violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.”’
‘“You cannot train yourself. I feel the same way about Christianity and about what the church is: The church is the gym of the soul.”’
‘“I try to tell people that just because you’re buff and cut doesn’t mean you’re healthy.”’
‘“Halloween is the only time people can become what they want to be without getting fired.”’
‘“People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.”’
‘ “I’m not just painting for painting’s sake. I want to be truthful.”’
‘“In a contest between me and a bulldog, you would say the bulldog is cuter.”’
‘“Boxing is a great way to vent. I don’t know if there is a better way, I think for women too. There is something so primal about it and it’s the best exercise in the world, even if you don’t ever get in the ring.”’
‘“Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.”’
‘ “I respect a woman too much to marry her.”’
‘“I have a fear of heights that borders on mania.”’
‘“There’s no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He’s brilliant. Just because his physique belies that, don’t underestimate him.”’
‘“All young men want to prove themselves.”’
‘“Rocky is a very predictable movie. The ending is a foregone conclusion.”’
‘“Every generation, including mine, has to find their own heroes.”’
‘“Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate’s or children’s egos than your own. You’re now a giver instead of a taker.”’
‘“Early on everyone should do, every time they do a big film, they should do a little film. It really does keep you grounded.”’
‘“Artists die twice. First creatively. Then physically. The second one is the easiest.”’
‘“I 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.”’
‘“A lot of time people are like, “oh my God, you’re stereotyped.” Good, then you’re known for something.”’
‘ “It’s great the way the old-time directors used to manipulate the hell out of you. You see someone dying and all of a sudden a ghost would come out and they go walking hand in hand up the stairway.”’
‘“Lighting can bring out certain contours in the body, in the face, in the eyes, that otherwise flat lighting couldn’t.”’
‘“I try to eliminate as much dialogue as possible, and I guess Rambo is my really best experiment with how to eliminate dialogue.”’
‘“There are endless exercises for arms, but the basics are best-chinups and pushups.”’
‘“I’ve made a lot of career mistakes. A lot. Actually, a lot of personal ones, too.”’
‘“Eventually writing became more interesting to me than acting.”’
‘“That’s the hardest thing about doing sequels – you’ve lost the element of surprise.”’
‘ “Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.”’
‘“Good action films – not crap, but good action films – are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.”’
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