Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B.

Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human soul something so elevated that only God knows its limits, we are only shells bobbing aimlessly in a calm sea of mediocrity. ...And if you can figure that out, please write and explain it to me because you're a better man than I am.

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

Consider the source...Don't be a fool by listening to a fool.

The phenomenal thing that happened to me is that I was able to create two memorable men: one is the ultimate optimist, Rocky, and then you have Rambo, the ultimate pessimist. You're going to always be remembered for them, no matter what you do.

I never started out to be an action actor. I was an ensemble actor.

Don't discuss your dreams. Pursue them!