Sylvester Stallone Men Quotations

I don't fall into the physical manifestation of a man of letters. So I guess people assume the scripts are delivered to me under the door.

No one's life is totally morbid. Even on a subtle scale there's little flashes of enlightenment and of happiness and joy.

That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise.

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.

A lot of women read male magazines. Of course, a lot of guys read female magazines, but they've got another issue to deal with. But a lot of women read men's magazines and think, 'Oh, this is what these guys are thinking? Studying up on the enemy here.'

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.

When I was cognizant of the war, I was very angry at the street-corner liberals who were trying to defame the footsoldier. Because there was a man who had no choice. He was a cog in the wheel, just trying to survive. I was always aware of that.

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.

Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment.

All young men want to prove themselves.

The biggest and most interesting crisis in the world is the human crisis, and it never gets boring. It goes back to Shakespeare. You don't need a gimmick; it's just man against man and their intolerance of each other.

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 man who can best gets along with women, is the man who can get along without them.

I think people of all occupations, whether it's the camera - puller or the man who's doing the catering, they can identify with Rambo's frustrations, with the veteran's frustrations.

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.

Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

You've got to show your soul otherwise you're just a piece of equipment.

It's funny because when Jason [Statham] was drowning I was filming with an iPhone. It may have been a bit insensitive but I just thought, "you know what, this was a magic moment". And I couldn't help him anyway because I didn't want to drown.