What Sylvester Stallone has said about Anti-war views
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026
Sylvester Stallone, American actor, screenwriter and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises; author of the memoir The Steps, has been quoted on Anti-war views 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on September 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Stallone says he now considers all war futile and profit-driven, reversing his earlier gung-ho public stance.
“And now I realize all war is futile. It's stupid. It's a mechanism to make tons of money for the war department and manufacturers”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:35
Stallone attributes his reputation as a political conservative to naivete, saying he had never voted and did not know the parties apart when Rocky came out.
“When Rocky came out, I was so naive. I'd never even voted. I was like pushing 30 years. So I had zero. I didn't even know the difference between Democrat and Republican”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:44
Episodes
Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.The Daily · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Sylvester Stallone tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his abusive childhood, anxiety, bulimia and steroid use, his rivalry with Schwarzenegger, and career collapses and comebacks.
Sylvester Stallone on other topics
- Rocky (1976 film) · 4 quotes
- Screenwriting and writer's block · 2 quotes
- Rejection · 2 quotes
- Child abuse · 2 quotes
- Marriage and long-term partnership · 1 quote
- Aging · 1 quote
- Rocky Balboa (film) · 1 quote
- Forgiveness · 1 quote