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.

You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.

Mike made a mistake making 'Rocky' and unleashing me to the public,

'Rocky' represents the optimistic side of life, and 'Rambo' represents purgatory.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

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.