Rocky (1976 film)
Work in TV & Film
Rocky (1976 film) has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The Daily. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sylvester StalloneAmerican actor, screenwriter and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises; author of the memoir The Steps
Stallone says in his original script the loan shark was Rocky's brother but he was made to change it.
“no one ever realized it, but in the movie, the loan shark was his brother. And they made me change it”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 40:12
Stallone says he played the Mickey scene as what he had wanted to say to his father.
“I'm gonna play this scene, like what I've wanted to say to my father. and I never did”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 33:54
Stallone says selling Rocky without starring in it would have been selling out and would have made him miserable for life.
“if this was going to be my gateway to heaven, if I sold it for money, I'm going to hell”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 28:30
Stallone says being called stupid by his father motivated him to write a screenplay others could understand.
“that was motivation for proving I wasn't stupid by actually writing a screenplay that other people could understand and identify with”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 19:47
Podcasts
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
- The Daily · 1 episode
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 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.