I wish I had thought of Velcro muscles myself. I didn't have to go to the gym for all those years, all the hours wedded to the iron game, as we call it.

When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.

A lot of time people are like, "oh my God, you're stereotyped." Good, then you're known for something.

I'd live in a museum if I could. I used to spend hours and hours in the Museum of Modern Art.

You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny.

The character of Rocky was built on the idea that he was chosen to do something. That's why the first image in Rocky is the picture of Christ.

The only thing that I haven't done is perform brain surgery on myself. I've been very, very lucky. I've spared Shakespeare undue stress by not doing that.