The word that keeps coming to mind as you’re sitting next to Sylvester Stallone is so straightforward and grunty that it could be dialogue from one of his tough-guy action movies:Big.The man has a large barrel chest.His broad, tanned, lined face features a large nose and striking eyebrows.He just picked it up this morning from Ralph Lauren—the man, not the store, because that’s how famous Stallone is—and it flaps when he moves like roomy cow drapes.His Rottweiler companion, who is large and affectionate, keeps returning for additional pets.
This interview is being conducted in Stallone’s “barn,” which is his ranch/house in Hidden Hills, California.Calling the space a barn is like calling a 1966 Shelby Cobra an “old car,” which is technically correct but also c’mon. It looks like something from Architectural Digest.We talked about the writer, actor, and director of Rocky and Rambo’s career, which dates back to 1976 and includes more than 50 films that have made about $3 billion at the box office.He is one of only a few actors, according to IMDb, who has starred in a movie that has topped the weekend box office for five consecutive decades.
