Globes: Sylvester Stallone On Emotional ‘Creed’ Win: ‘I Almost Passed Out’

Sylvester Stallone may be known as a Hollywood tough guy,
but his Golden Globes win nearly left him down for the count.

Backstage at Sunday’s awards ceremony, the “Creed” star told Access
Hollywood’s Liz Hernandez about his stunned response to hearing his name called
for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.

“I almost passed out,” Stallone said of taking the
stage to collect his honor. “I couldn’t even focus.”

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It was much more than the element of surprise that left him
overwhelmed, however.

In the film, Stallone’s character, Rocky Balboa, becomes a
mentor and father figure for the son of his former opponent, Apollo Creed. The
relationship not only mirrors an onscreen paternal dynamic, but an offscreen
one as well. 

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Stallone recalled how reprising the iconic role of Rocky
held deeper significance this time around, after experiencing the devastating
loss of his son, Sage, in 2012.

“When I lost my son, that was [exhales],” Stallone
began.

Despite his grief, the actor was able to push through and
pay tribute to Sage in “Creed” at the suggestion of the film’s
director, Ryan Coogler.

“It’s a horrible situation and I didn’t want to do it,
believe me, I didn’t want to do it,” Stallone told Access. “But I
thought, you know, [Sage] should be there.  He should be part of it. … He
was born when I did Rocky 1.” 

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Coogler can likely relate to Stallone’s emotional journey.
The 29-year-old drew inspiration for the film from his own relationship with
his father, an artistic choice which Stallone said he found helpful.

“If he wasn’t making this as a love letter to his
father, I never would have thought of this,” Stallone said of the young
filmmaker.

“It feels very heavy and very profound,” he added
of his Globes victory, which commemorates the seventh – and potentially final – time he’s played Rocky.

“This could be the last one,” he said. “And I
thought, ‘Okay, I have to do that.'”

— Erin Biglow

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