I realized, the older I get, the more difficult life becomes. It's not easier, it's more difficult.

Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.

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.

I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.

I started out as an actor, but I forced myself to be a writer, even though I wasn't very good at it and had never written. I don't think I ever passed an English course in my life. My first eight to 10 scripts were pretty horrendous, but I stayed at it, stayed at it, and stayed at it, until I eventually found a voice and a subject like Rocky that people were interested in.

I know people get upset and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon'. But who needs an assault weapon? Like, really, unless you're carrying out an assault.

There are endless exercises for arms, but the basics are best-chinups and pushups.