The Outer Limits of Inner Truth would be honored to give Sylvester Stallone the deepest and most introspective interview of his career. Below are some questions that we will likely ask him.
Questions We’d Like To Ask Sylvester Stallone
You find out you’re about to die and have just one minute to tell all of humanity what you learned during your lifetime and what your best pieces of wisdom are. What are you going to say?
When you watch the news see the constant tensions rising between the US and Russia is there ever a part of you that wants to scream out “Oh my God. Why can’t all these leaders just watch Rocky IV again! It’s the foolproof blueprint for peace between the US and Russia.”
You’ve made a number of films over the years with characters that many consider to have a lot of heart and depth (Rocky Balboa and John Rambo in particular). Do you feel that these characters in a way are representations of your own mortality? Do you feel that while these characters are forever memorialized, if you can continue playing them that a significant part of you will remain enhanced, alive, and vibrant?
What is the driving force behind your creative expressionism? Do you create from inspiration, desperation, or do have a intuition driving force within that guides you in your creativity?
Of all the films and painting that you have created, what would you consider to be your personal Picasso and why?
What were some of the most significant ways that Ron Meyer (who represented you at CAA and is currently Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal) impacted your career and thought process? Did Meyer’s guidance in your career help you to become a teacher for other upcoming actors that you respected?
What three actors (upcoming / established) do you see yourself in the most in terms of heart and talent?
What are qualities about yourself that you may not like or be proud of however, you can’t help but, acknowledge how crucial they were in helping you become very successful?
What are some of your spiritual beliefs and how have they shaped and molded your life and outlook?
For a moment, please think about the faith you’ve had in yourself and the faith you’ve had in your spiritual / religious beliefs. Which one of those two have you struggled more often to keep faith in and which one of those two has pulled you out of places of despair more often?
Can you please discuss your competitiveness with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Do think that the drive to best Arnold raised your creativity and work ethic to a much higher level? Have you forgiven Arnold for tricking you into making ” Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!”
Who are some of the mentors that have taught you a tremendous amount about life & business but, who also aren’t necessarily well known & famous?
Have you always been able to discover redeemable qualities the darkest characters you’ve portrayed as well as shadow qualities in the kindhearted characters?
Have you ever played a role where you fundamentally hated the character so much that you struggled to give your best performance as that character in order to undermine that character’s relevance & significance?
Lao Tzu once said “The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” Of all the things that you did to attempt to expand your consciousness and awareness, what where the two that were the most profound and had the biggest impact?
Have you ever attained a career victory or milestone that actually brought you a considerable amount of psychological pain in the days after?
Who are three people in history (that are dead) that you wish you had the opportunity to meet in person and learn from?
What is the best piece of advice that you ever received?