Whatever you feel you have been assigned in life, the hand you have been dealt genetically, is actually very, very malleable.
You are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn’t making you stronger, they’re making you weaker.
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. - Sylvester Stallone
A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence. - Sylvester Stallone
Action is always seen as the bottom rung of thespian endeavor, that's just the way it is. - Sylvester Stallone
All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves. - Sylvester Stallone
Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up. - Sylvester Stallone
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. - Sylvester Stallone
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. - Sylvester Stallone
Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, 'Do I really need this?' And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It's not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights. - Sylvester Stallone
For 'Rocky II,' I got a torn pectoral muscle, I got all beat up inside, I had to have an operation to splice things back together. - Sylvester Stallone
I believe an artist dies twice. The first time, it's just terrible - I've been there when the phone isn't ringing for years. - Sylvester Stallone
I have all kinds of chest injuries; I tore my vein during 'Rocky II' and had 60 stitches. If you've seen 'Rocky Balboa,' you'll know how bad they look. - Sylvester Stallone
I used to tweet, but it's an act of futility. You're not really making any impact, and if you find yourself in a mood when you wanna be a bit controversial and you post something, you suddenly realize, 'Oh my God!' because you've opened yourself up to a bunch of criticism from strangers. - Sylvester Stallone
I wish I had thought of Velcro muscles myself. I didn't have to go to the gym for all those years, all the hours wedded to the iron game, as we call it. - Sylvester Stallone
I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth. - Sylvester Stallone
I've been involved in something which was chaotic and insane. All I can say now is that I am, and intend to stay, a single man. - Sylvester Stallone
I've made a lot of career mistakes. A lot. Actually, a lot of personal ones, too. - Sylvester Stallone
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