We're all expendable. We think the world's going to stop when a pope dies, or a king. And then... life goes on.

We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it's a metaphorical battle all of the time.

The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.

There'll never be a 'Rocky IV.' You gotta call a halt.

I understand that a lot of other actors don't have a choice. They have to eat so they need to work and they'll do films that they're not so proud of. But I've been fortunate enough to be given a second wind, so I try to pick projects I know will provide the audience the kind of escapism they want from me.

I have all kinds of chest injuries; I tore my vein during 'Rocky II' and had 60 stitches. If you've seen 'Rocky Balboa,' you'll know how bad they look.

Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.