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Rocky Stallone
Dec 17, 2006, 12:00 GMT
12/13/2006 - Sylvester Stallone - World Premiere of Rocky Balboa - Gruman\'s Chinese Theater - Hollywood, CA © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Sylvester Stallone is refusing to grow old gracefully.
The 60-year-old actor is reprising his most famous role in new movie 'Rocky Balboa' and admits he can identify with the courageous boxer's inability to deal with the ageing process.
He told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "You wake up one morning and you go, 'What happened? Where did it all go so fast? There are many more things I want to do.' And I figure a lot of people feel the same.
"Just because people get older doesn't mean they abandon their dream or their ability to want to do something, so Rocky is symbolic of still wanting to participate. Rocky says the last thing to age is the heart, so I wanted to do a film that shows our generation is not on the outside looking in, it's still vital and wants to be part of the parade, not watching it."
Stallone denies suggestions that the storyline of his new film - in which Rocky comes out of retirement to fight the current world heavyweight champion Mason 'The Line' Dixon - is semi-autobiographical.
He added: "I know people will think Rocky is my story, but it's also my generation's story. I want to show that life is not over at 50. People say, 'Come on, grow old gracefully.' No, why? I'm not ready."
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If all of us in the 'Rocky' generation could afford the kind of facial reconstructive surgery Sly has gone through over the years, I dare think we too would not mind growing old 'gracefully'. Sly, let it go, you're old.
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gonestealthDec 17th, 2006 - 13:29:46
I love Rocky.. And like Rocky, Stallone has heart.. I am sure this will be awesome.. I hope this brings Stalloneback a huge way.. He deserves it..
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