What Sylvester Stallone has said about Screenwriting and writer's block
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 Screenwriting and writer's block 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 writing about Edgar Allan Poe taught him to write beyond himself, preparing him to create Rocky.
“I didn't know how to write very well until I wrote about Edgar Allan Poe”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 17:48
Stallone says he overcomes writer's block by refusing to leave his desk until ideas come.
“You block the block. You sit there and I'm going to outlast you”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:44
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.
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