Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio Stalloneis an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, namely boxer Rocky Balboa, the title character of the Rocky series' seven films from 1976 to 2015; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films, released between 1982 and 2008; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014. He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth6 July 1946
CountryUnited States of America
I have a fear of heights that borders on mania.
I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.
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.
I think everyone has a certain kind of formula in their life. When you deviate from that formula, you're going to fail big or you're gonna win big.
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.
Early on everyone should do, every time they do a big film, they should do a little film. It really does keep you grounded.
I tell people diets don't work. And I don't care what they say. I have tried them all.
When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.
I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can't suspend disbelief.
A lot of time people are like, "oh my God, you're stereotyped." Good, then you're known for something.
I respect a woman too much to marry her.
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.
Voices are like fingerprints, from Cagney to Bogart. They never lost it. My voice is instrumental in categorizing me.
Good action films - not crap, but good action films - are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.