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" You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop. "

Sylvester Stallone

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" 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. "

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" Crunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor. "

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" Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while... if you keep on walking. "

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" 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.' "

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" When people meet me, they're often surprised - I talk a great deal. "

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" I think that's become passe, but if you can surround yourself with a kind of monument to yourself and your family - a statement - and you can afford it, then that's a noble project. "

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" I'll always have this blue-collar connection. For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can't all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. "

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" I think kids growing up, if they were picked on and feeling inferior at 12, they're going to feel that way at 72. You just deal with it better. I'm serious. "

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" 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. "

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" When you're an actor, you're a slave to other people's visions. "

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" It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful. "

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

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" 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. "

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" Early on everyone should do, every time they do a big film, they should do a little film. It really does keep you grounded. "

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" My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn't it? "

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" 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. "

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" The world will never come together and say, 'We are one.' "

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" I was an ambitious child and I tended to be scatterbrained. If I was at school and saw a bird outside the window I wanted to follow it. I was adventurous. "

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" All young men want to prove themselves. "

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" Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially. "

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" I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one. "

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

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" Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. Reality - that's the main event. "

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