Sylvester Stallone

“I'm pretty spiritual; I believe a lot in the spirit of man.”

“My life has always been chaotic. From the time I got dressed in the back of a deflated, flat-tired, fish-smelling station wagon for Rocky. It's always been do it yourself, kind of like paper-clip it together.”

“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.”

“Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.”

“When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.”

“I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.”

“It took me a long time to be convinced that marriage was right for me because I've come from a long line of broken marriages. My parents divorced, and I had two broken marriages myself.”

“Every time I've failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.”

“When I was in junior high school, the teachers voted me the student most likely to end up in the electric chair.”

“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 just fight in my movies, never in real life.”

“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.”

“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 have tons of regrets, but I think that's one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst, their regret, comes the best from artists, painters and writers.”

“I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.”

“If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.”

“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.”

“Jesus is the inspiration for anyone to go the distance.”

“Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.”

“Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.”