At the end of the day, 'Rocky' is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.

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.

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 respect a woman too much to marry her.

I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.

With writing, I think you have to be honest with yourself. I have a certain kind of writing; that is, I like to really embellish the human spirit. You have to write about something you have a feel for.

Sometimes when I don't want to cry, I cry. And when I want to I can't. It's subconscious. Like sexual performance.