“Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick …” — Sylvester Stallone

Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.

Nothing's harder than writing. There's no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There's tremendous support - you've got editors and sound mixers. With writing, it's all you, and it's just crippling when people tear up your pages.

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