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Sylvester Stallone spoke with Fox News Digital about his regrets for performing dangerous stunts throughout his career as an action star, revealing he has undergone nine back surgeries and multiple neck fusions due to injuries. During the interview, which took place on October 14, 2026, Stallone advised aspiring actors against doing their own stunts because of the physical toll it takes and emphasized the importance of letting professionals handle them instead.

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Sylvester Stallone, the 80-year-old star known for his action roles in films like "Rambo" and "Rocky," admitted during an interview with Fox News Digital on October 13, 2026, that he regrets performing his own stunts over decades. He called himself an "idiot" for doing so after undergoing nine back surgeries, three neck fusions, shoulder injuries, and eye surgeries. Stallone now advises others to let professionals handle dangerous scenes, stating he has "millions of regrets" about the numerous injuries sustained throughout his career.

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🔮 I could literally spend a half hour talking about injuries, the amount, not even like one, I’m talking about 30 hours, 30 minutes of just individual ones, because it becomes compounded.

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“He still hasn’t achieved his goal, just when he thinks he’s arrived, another situation, another dramatic episode presents itself, which is exactly what the show needs.

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🔮 I could literally spend a half hour talking about injuries, the amount, not even like one, I’m talking about 30 hours, 30 minutes of just individual ones, because it becomes compounded.

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Sylvester Stallone calls himself an ‘idiot’ for doing his own stunts, details nine back surgeries · assertive framing

Sylvester Stallone calls himself an ‘idiot’ for doing his own stunts, details nine back surgeries By asserted

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Sylvester Stallone admitted that he was an “idiot” for performing his own stunts after extensive medical procedures. asserted

he → admit → procedures

During an interview with Fox News Digital, the “Tulsa King” star opened up about the “millions” of regrets he has after decades of being an action star. asserted

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I could literally spend a half hour talking about injuries, the amount, not even like one, I’m talking about 30 hours, 30 minutes of just individual ones, because it becomes compounded. uncertain

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I have been injured many, many times, but after ‘Expendables,’ I ended up with nine back operations, three neck fusions. asserted

I → injure → operations

Both shoulders ripped out, eye, you know, all kinds of lens put … it’s been brutal,” Stallone began. asserted

Stallone → rip → lens

Stallone admitted that he’s never been “quite the same” since the surgeries. asserted

he → admit → surgeries

“Now you have to like make peace with the pain as much as you can,” he shared. asserted

he → have → pain

“Don’t be a stage hawk, or whatever you call it, a showboat. asserted

you → call → it

I know a lot of people are thinking about doing stunts … don’t. asserted

lot → know → stunts

Let the pro do it,” Stallone said. asserted

Stallone → let → it

“Let me explain something, you cannot beat gravity, when you hit the ground, you lose, and it’s going to come back.” asserted

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He continued, “I mean, just ask every football player in the world. asserted

I → continue → world

So yeah, that and people go, ‘Aren’t you proud of them?’ asserted

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I think I’m an idiot for doing that. asserted

I → think → that

I’m proud that I broke myself in pieces. asserted

I → ’m → pieces

The Stallone-led “Tulsa King” is gearing up to release its fourth season on Oct. 16. asserted

King → lead → Oct.

The actor told Fox News Digital what still excites him about his character, Dwight Manfredi. asserted

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“He still hasn’t achieved his goal, just when he thinks he’s arrived, another situation, another dramatic episode presents itself, which is exactly what the show needs. asserted

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We don’t want him to be like, ‘I can finally exhale.’ asserted

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No, you don’t wanna,” Stallone said. asserted

Stallone → wanna → ?

Stallone said the new season opens with a jolt, putting Dwight under pressure from new enemies and tensions within his own crew. asserted

season → say → crew

“Well, it’s quite shocking to start off with because certain elements happen that it’s … quite unnerving. asserted

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And now I’m presented with a new level of, you might say, adversaries, gangsters, criminals that are coming at me technologically, politically, and mafioso-ishly from New York,” he said. uncertain

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“So, I’m getting bombarded from all sides. asserted

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Plus, I have internal struggles with some of my own crew. asserted

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So it’s kind of like having like a cuckoo’s nest and trying to reign it all in, you know what I mean?” asserted

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“Tulsa King” season 4 comes out on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Paramount+. asserted

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He told Fox News Digital the move helped him feel “invigorated” after he began growing complacent in California. asserted

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“In New York, I was a New York animal, like we all are here, I just said, you have to be. asserted

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And then I got to California and I thought I was in Nirvana,” Stallone began. asserted

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“I did very well in California. asserted

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And then California sort of changed. And became more populous and everything else. asserted

California → change → ?

And I felt myself becoming very complacent and dull.” asserted

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Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, moved out of California for Florida permanently in 2024. asserted

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“When we went to Florida, I didn’t know one person. asserted

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And now we have a great circle. asserted

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So it’s the best move. asserted

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I think a lot of people would like to get a little peace and quiet. asserted

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You know, they’ve been around so many billions of people that actually have water and birds and things like that. asserted

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