Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment. Sylvester Stallone More Quotes by Sylvester Stallone More Quotes From Sylvester Stallone When I was a kid, my mother used to feed me mashed-potato sandwiches, brussel sprout sandwiches; my brain cells were starving from lack of food. I'll eat anything. I'll eat dirt. Sylvester Stallone cellsmotherkids 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. Sylvester Stallone championrealwinning 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. Sylvester Stallone opportunitysportswar There might have been a period around 'Tango & Cash' when I was nearly fashionable. My problem is that my weight's always been changing for the movies I'm in. Sylvester Stallone cashweightmight 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. Sylvester Stallone warpeoplethinking There'll never be a 'Rocky IV.' You gotta call a halt. Sylvester Stallone rocky-ivhalt 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. Sylvester Stallone memorablementwo Today's action hero, his skills are through technology. He can fly, he can throw a bolt of lightning, he can freeze people. Sylvester Stallone technologyskillshero 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. Sylvester Stallone ephemeralqualitytrying 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. Sylvester Stallone elementsmaycharacter 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. Sylvester Stallone insecuremindthinking The trouble with remakes is that people fall in love with the original. It's like peanut butter. If you try to change the taste of peanut butter, you're in trouble. Sylvester Stallone falling-in-lovetryingpeople Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human soul something so elevated that only God knows its limits, we are only shells bobbing aimlessly in a calm sea of mediocrity. ...And if you can figure that out, please write and explain it to me because you're a better man than I am. Sylvester Stallone passionloyaltywriting 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. Sylvester Stallone growth-hormonesdoctorsyears 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. Sylvester Stallone realpeopleschool 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. Sylvester Stallone bullylaughterexpression The church is the gym of the soul. Sylvester Stallone churchsoulinspirational People don't realize that when they 'throw out' their back, it's often because of weak abs. These muscles are essential for lower-back strength and good posture. Sylvester Stallone realizingessentialspeople I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who beat the odds through just plain determination. ... that I persevered. Because I think that being somewhat of a pest to life, constantly plaguing and pursuing, will bring results. Sylvester Stallone determinationcommitmentthinking When I'm doing a movie, I eat the same thing every day. For lunch, it's tuna salad or chicken salad and cole slaw. That's it. For dinner it's either veal and rice, fish and rice or steak and rice. It gets boring; boy, does it get boring. Sylvester Stallone lunchdoeboys
