Sylvester Stallone Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“People that spend time in a foxhole - they're never going to find that relationship anywhere else again... Everything else pales next to that. When you think about the Second World War vets - more than even the Vietnam vets - there's a brotherhood.”

“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.”

“Crunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor.”

“On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more.”

“I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.”

“When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals.”

“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.”

“I have a fear of heights that borders on mania.”

“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.'”

“All young men want to prove themselves.”