I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.

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

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that's love, even if it doesn't seem very exciting.

Today's action hero, his skills are through technology. He can fly, he can throw a bolt of lightning, he can freeze people.

People assume that 'The Expendables' is old school, but it's only old school because that's the way I know how to make an action film. It's pretty real.

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