Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.

Rocky would definitely run for councilman. Maybe mayor. But these people are actually most effective in the family unit. That's where they shine.

Movies are a collective art. Art by proxy.

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.

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

When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.

Good action films - not crap, but good action films - are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.