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Earlier this week I was lucky enough to get an advance look at an interview Sly<\/strong> did with GQ<\/strong> aka Gentleman’s Quarterly<\/strong><\/a> that hits news stands later this coming week.\u00a0 It’s definitely an issue that fans are going to want to pick up!\u00a0 Here’s a taste…<\/p>\n Sly on not getting respect from Hollywood: …on what his legacy will be: …on what he\u2019s going to tell his daughters to look for when they start dating: …on what he is insecure about: …on being a misunderstood artist: …on creating Rocky\u2019s wardrobe himself: They have also posted a terrific slideshow on Sly\u2019s style<\/strong> throughout the years at GQ.com<\/strong><\/a>. You can check it out here<\/strong><\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/strong>I think a lot of it has to do with the way I came into the party… I came in through the service entrance. You know, like at the Oscars, I didn\u2019t have a bow tie on. It had broken. Later I heard people thought I was disrespectful. I woulda tied a shoelace on\u2014something\u2014had I known.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>The character of Rocky, I\u2019m fused to that. So his \u201cnever-give-up-ness\u201d is\u2026he, again, came through the service entrance. He dined with the staff, dined with kings, but at the end of the night he paid the check and left through the service entrance. I\u2019ll always have this blue-collar connection. For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can\u2019t all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. That\u2019s where you set your goal. And that is attainable, because if I did it, it\u2019s feasible.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>I\u2019m going to tell them to look for body bags. And where do they want the pieces sent?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>I have an impediment, and growing up it was pretty bad, so it was constant harassment. I hate my voice.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>…the subjects I\u2019ve played, it\u2019s assumed that I am that person. And when I would try to be Sylvester Stallone, it threw people off. I was this enigma. A lot of actors were presented with wonderful projects, and they rose to the occasion. I had to write my own material. I didn\u2019t have a pedigree, like how De\u200aNiro came through Brian De Palma. With me it was, \u201cWho? Where\u2019d he come from?\u201d I was this outsider. And in some way I still sort of am. I live here, but I\u2019ve never felt comfortable. I wish I were. Or they\u2019ve never felt comfortable. I\u2019ve never quite blended. I used to say to my wife, \u201cI would love just to be able to act and have wonderful scripts and wonderful directors.\u201d It just has never been my lot in life. It\u2019s always been do-it-yourself.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>We didn\u2019t have budget for wardrobe. I bought that coat when I was 19 and living in Philadelphia. I bought it at E. J. Korvette for like $32. It was half leather and half something from Korea. When I thought about the character, I went, \u201cI got the black pants, the boots.\u201d Anyway, I gotta run, brother. It was great talking to you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\n<\/strong>Photo Credit: Robert Maxwell\/GQ<\/p>\n