Sylvester Stallone Character Quotations

Clothing is the first step to building a character.

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.

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.

When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals.

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

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

Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.

The idea of Rambo is kind of intriguing as a closing chapter. When you shoot a film as a sequel to do another sequel it's a whole other tone. But when you know it's the final chapter you try and put in there as much emotion, understanding and closure as you can. So, whereas Rocky is a lighter character and optimistic, Rambo is much darker.

The character of Rocky was built on the idea that he was chosen to do something. That's why the first image in Rocky is the picture of Christ.

If I'd made it right away as an actor, I would've stopped at a certain level and stayed there, probably as a character actor.

Racing's very much like the world of acting. You have your front runners and you have guys that are there for the long race, and you have other guys that block for other people, that are called supporting and character actors. It's all the same kind of situation.

I've always boxed a certain way. But with Rocky, the character himself had to be kind of awkward. So I had to learn to fight that way.