Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up.

Rocky is a very predictable movie. The ending is a foregone conclusion.

I think that's become passe, but if you can surround yourself with a kind of monument to yourself and your family - a statement - and you can afford it, then that's a noble project.

I know I'm incredibly unpredictable, and that's the only thing I'm sure of.

I loved 'Rocky' and 'Rambo', and am very proud of them.

The biggest and most interesting crisis in the world is the human crisis, and it never gets boring. It goes back to Shakespeare. You don't need a gimmick; it's just man against man and their intolerance of each other.

I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.