What Sylvester Stallone has said about Grief
3 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 Grief 3 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 was not a good parent during his first marriage and treated the movie set as reality while his life felt unreal.
“Reality was the movie set. The surreal world was my life. I have no control out here. I'm at everyone's beck and call”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 38:37
Stallone describes learning of his son Sage's death by phone and breaking down alone a week later.
“And then about a week later, I was all alone in my room and a whale came out of me. I've never heard before since. It was just such pain and grief and guilt”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 40:43
Stallone says he is in panic mode about mortality and is trying to make up for a lifetime of regrets.
“I built a castle with thousands of stones made of regrets. And I'm trying to make up for it in my own petty way. And I don't know if there's enough time”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:39
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.
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- James Sexton · 2 quotes
- Eileen Gu · 2 quotes
- Joey Diaz · 2 quotes
- Emilie Kiser · 2 quotes
- Kelly McDaniel · 2 quotes
- Rickey Smiley · 2 quotes
- Ekin Ozlen · 1 quote
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