What Sylvester Stallone has said about Rejection
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 28, 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 Rejection 2 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on September 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Stallone says he made peace with rejection through 'mirror therapy', talking to himself to understand his strengths and weaknesses.
“I used, I guess you might say, a strategy called mirror therapy. I would actually talk to myself”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 16:39
Stallone advises people down on their luck to be honest about their talent, arguing ambition should not exceed ability.
“Your ambitions should never exceed your ability. Period”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:12
Episodes
SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 29 min
Jay Shetty interviews Sylvester Stallone about his painful childhood, rejection, creating Rocky, his parents, career slumps, health, marriage and his memoir The Steps.
Sylvester Stallone on other topics
- Rocky (1976 film) · 4 quotes
- Screenwriting and writer's block · 2 quotes
- Child abuse · 2 quotes
- Marriage and long-term partnership · 1 quote
- Aging · 1 quote
- Rocky Balboa (film) · 1 quote
- Forgiveness · 1 quote
- First Blood · 1 quote