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Sylvester Stallone, born on July 6, 1946, is a renowned American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his action hero persona, with iconic roles in films like 'Rocky' and the 'Rambo' series. Stallone's achievements in the film industry extend beyond action movies, as he also won the Academy Award for Best Actor for 'Rocky'.

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“I'm astounded by people who take eighteen years to write something. That's how long it took that guy to write Madame Bovary, and was that ever on the best-seller list?”

People Writing Years Long Guy Lists That Guy Eighteen Sellers Best Sellers Astounded

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“I really have very little aspirations about acting because I think that probably the best things have come and gone. I would like to focus on writing and directing. I love writing and directing even though writing can be incredibly painful and lonely. I get great satisfaction from doing it.”

Thinking Writing Littles Acting Gone Focus Lonely Painful Satisfaction Best Things Aspiration

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“If I'd succeeded right away at acting I wouldn't have sought out writing.”

Ifs Writing Acting

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“Eventually writing became more interesting to me than acting.”

Writing Interesting Acting

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“Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.”

Writing Our Lives Good Writing

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“With writing, I think you have to be honest with yourself. I have a certain kind of writing; that is, I like to really embellish the human spirit. You have to write about something you have a feel for.”

Thinking Feels Writing Humans Kind Spirit Certain Honest Being Honest Human Spirit Honest With Yourself Be Honest With Yourself

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“To me, the most perfect screenplay ever written will be one word, when you finally reduce it down to that. Until then, writing will be an imperfect form of communication.”

Writing Form Perfect Written Communication Imperfect One Word Screenplays

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“Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it.”

Ifs Writing Sometimes Flow

Author:Sylvester Stallone

“I try to combine in my paintings cinematic feeling, emotional feeling, and sometimes actually writing on the page to combine all the different elements of communication.”

Writing Trying Different Sometimes Feelings Emotional Painting Communication Elements Pages Cinematic

Author:Sylvester Stallone

“I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not doing any original material. I wasn't directing. I wasn't writing. That's not who I am.”

Writing Self Materials Originals Faults Wounds Who I Am Cruise Self Inflicted Self Inflicted Wounds

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“Nothing's harder than writing. There's no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There's tremendous support - you've got editors and sound mixers. With writing, it's all you, and it's just crippling when people tear up your pages.”

People Writing Ideas Sound Support Tears Pages Harder Comparison Editors Bounce Support You

Author:Sylvester Stallone

“Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human soul something so elevated that only God knows its limits, we are only shells bobbing aimlessly in a calm sea of mediocrity. ...And if you can figure that out, please write and explain it to me because you're a better man than I am.”

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Born: July 6, 1946
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 295

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