‘I’m the Last of the Dinosaurs’: 50 years as an action hero, Stallone discusses the extraordinary length of his career

Despite the inevitable career, 77-year-old Sylvester Stallone’s career deserves respect. The one who got off to a bad start from birth when his face was injured by forceps. The facial nerve was damaged, the mouth was twisted forever. Tongue half paralyzed. Throughout his life, Stallone maintained a speech defect that would also become his trademark.

With a flurry of odd jobs (hairdresser, zoo keeper, theater usher) and small roles (including the erotic film The Italian Horse and Woody Allen’s Bananas), he refused to sell his rock script on the Golden Bridge to Hollywood. And will get minimum wage to sell and star in his script. The rest is history.

He offered the public at least two iconic characters that entered the cinematic memory of viewers around the world: Rocky Balboa and John Rambo. Whatever one may think of his filmography, he remains in the public eye at the Hollywood box office; Also the absolute epitome of the 80’s action hero with his rival at the time, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“The 80s were a very interesting time because the real Action Guy had not yet been established” Stallone said. “Until now, the action was mostly limited to car chases Bullitt or French connection“.

If Sly is mildly joking about his arthritis problems when he mentions Rambo 6 , he clearly didn’t hesitate to bring out the big guns to play with his mercenary buddies in Expendables 4 , which comes out next October.

“I’m amazed at the length of my career” said the actor in an interview Entertainment Tonight CanadaAt the end of the presentation of the documentary Sly at the Toronto festival, which spans a career spanning 50 years. “You never know if it’s going to last, how long you can wait. Society changes and evolves, and so does the way movies are sold. It’s faster than it used to be. Longevity becomes a luxury in this context.”

He adds: “I kind of think of myself as the last dinosaur. And I’m very proud of that. I have to think about it. It’s incredible… I mean, it’s been almost 50 years in my career. So I don’t take things for granted and I really want to spend time with the people I love. Most What’s left of me.”