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"In Philadelphia, there's no delineation, they address me as Rocky, for real. They'll say things like: "Rocky, do you like this coat?" Or: "Rock, say hi to my sister." Or: "Yo Rock, I know a great restaurant." There's no Sylvester. Even the Mayor goes: "It's good to have Rocky here today.""
"Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés."
"When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory."
"You have to have an almost boundless reservoir of energy and interest to enter politics because quite often it's thankless and fruitless and you can't accomplish much."
"I just want to say that, all you do, no matter how bad your diet is, for the first six months or year, I just reduce the amount, even if it's horrible stuff. That you can deal with it."
"Children are the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night. It hurts me to be away from them for a few hours. It really does. I love them and they're girls, so they know how to push my buttons. But I've learned a lot and I have to thank my wife for that."
"The man who can best gets along with women, is the man who can get along without them."
"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."
"You have to be really loyal to the people that supported you when you were coming up."
"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."
"I respect a woman too much to marry her."
"I watch a lot of news, and I watch musical shows because I think the music of the young people is really their news reports. They let you know how their country is going through their eyes, and about their experiences in the everyday shock of growing up."
"All young men want to prove themselves."
"I thought marriage was tough. Golf's like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel! It's a psychological game that gets into your blood."
"I have a fear of heights that borders on mania."
"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."
"Movies are a whole different ball-game, now. It's much more of a business - very scientific."
"Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older."
"A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence."
"Study people's success stories hard. Study their failures even harder."