Rocky quotes
51 total quotesApollo Creed
Mickey Goldmill
Multiple Characters
Paulie
Rocky Balboa
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Apollo: A snow-white underdog, and I'm gonna put his face on this poster with me. And I
tell ya why. Because I'm sentimental. And a lot of other people in this country are just as
sentimental, and they're nothin' they'd like better than to see Apollo Creed give a local
Philadelphia boy a shot at the greatest title in the world on this country's biggest birthday. Now
that's the way I see it. And that's the way it's gonna be!
Jergens: Apollo, I like it. It's very American.
Apollo: No, Jergens, it's very smart.
Jergens: Apollo, I like it. It's very American.
Apollo: No, Jergens, it's very smart.
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Apollo's Trainer: I wantcha to stick and move...He doesn't know it's a damn show. He
thinks it's a damn fight. Now finish this bum and let's go home.
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Rocky: The worst thing about fighting is the morning after. The mornin' after a fight,
ya' nothin' but like a large wound, ya know what I mean? Sometimes I got pains all over. I feel
like callin' a taxi to take me from my bed into the bathroom...Ya' hair hurts, ya' eyes hurt, your
face is all busted up, your hands are swollen...Look at this face, sixty-four fights. Look at that
nose. See that nose? That nose ain't never been broken in sixty-four fights. I had guys bustin' on
it. I had guys chewin' on it, twistin' it, punchin' it...Never broke. I'm very proud of that -
that's rare.
Adrian: Why do you do it if it hurts?
Rocky: Why ya think?
Adrian: 'Cause - [pause] - you can't sing or dance.
Rocky: Yeah, somethin' like that.
Adrian: Why do you do it if it hurts?
Rocky: Why ya think?
Adrian: 'Cause - [pause] - you can't sing or dance.
Rocky: Yeah, somethin' like that.
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Adrian: Einstein flunked out of school - twice.
Paulie: Is that so?
Adrian: Yeah. Beethoven was deaf, Helen Keller was blind. I think Rocky's got a good chance.
Paulie: Is that so?
Adrian: Yeah. Beethoven was deaf, Helen Keller was blind. I think Rocky's got a good chance.
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Yo, Adrian, it's me, Rocky... I don't know what to say, 'cause I ain't never talked to no door
before, ya know... Yo, Adrian, you know, it's Rocky again, you know. Listen, uh, I know you ain't
too happy at this moment, ya know. But could ya do me a favor, ya know, I ain't got nobody to
spend Thanksgiving with, ya know? So, uh, how about maybe you and I, I mean, we'll go out together
and get somethin' to eat, I don't know, maybe laugh a little bit, who knows, ya know?
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You'd better stop this fight! You ain't nothin' but a bum!
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[to Rocky, after round 1 with Apollo] Go for the ribs, don't let that bastard
breathe!
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[Rocky is standing alone in the ring at the empty Philadelphia Spectrum, looking at the
poster of himself]
Rocky: Mr. Jergens, the poster's wrong.
Jergens: What do ya mean?
Rocky: Well, I'm wearin' white pants with a red stripe.
Jergens: It doesn't really matter, does it? I'm sure you're gonna give us a great show. Try to get some rest, kid.
Rocky: Mr. Jergens, the poster's wrong.
Jergens: What do ya mean?
Rocky: Well, I'm wearin' white pants with a red stripe.
Jergens: It doesn't really matter, does it? I'm sure you're gonna give us a great show. Try to get some rest, kid.
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Gazzo: When you don't do what I tell you to do, you make me look bad, Rock.
Rocky: I figure if, look, I figure if I break the guy's thumb, he gets laid off, right? He can't make no more money...
Gazzo: Yeah, well, don't figure. Let me do the figurin'. OK, Rock? From here on, just let me do the figurin'. You know? These guys think that we're runnin' some kind of charity or somethin', that they're gonna get off light. From here on in, do what I tell ya to do, because it's bad for my reputation. Ya understand?
Rocky: I figure if, look, I figure if I break the guy's thumb, he gets laid off, right? He can't make no more money...
Gazzo: Yeah, well, don't figure. Let me do the figurin'. OK, Rock? From here on, just let me do the figurin'. You know? These guys think that we're runnin' some kind of charity or somethin', that they're gonna get off light. From here on in, do what I tell ya to do, because it's bad for my reputation. Ya understand?
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Gazzo: [to Rocky] Ya know, you ain't never had any luck. But I think this time
Lady Luck may be in your corner. Whaddya think?
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Rocky: Listen, I don't want no turkey anyway, ya know.
Adrian: But it was Thanksgiving.
Rocky: It was what?
Adrian: It was Thanksgiving.
Rocky: Yeah, to you, but to me, it's Thursday, right?
Adrian: But it was Thanksgiving.
Rocky: It was what?
Adrian: It was Thanksgiving.
Rocky: Yeah, to you, but to me, it's Thursday, right?
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This is what I'm looking for. 'The Italian Stallion.'...Look, it's the name, man. 'The Italian
Stallion.' The media'll eat it up. Now who discovered America? An Italian, right? What would be
better than to get it on with one of his descendants...Southpaw, nuthin'. I'll drop him in three.
APOLLO CREED MEETS THE ITALIAN STALLION. Sounds like a damn monster movie.
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[as Rocky is punching meat] You're breakin' the ribs. You do that to Apollo Creed,
they'll put us in jail for murder.
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[to his pet turtles] If you guys could sing or dance, I wouldn't be doin' this, you
know?
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[to Adrian] I wanna kiss ya. You don't have to kiss me back if ya don't wanna. I wanna
kiss you.