This is one of the GREATEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvester Stallone. One of the
BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstars. Back in the day,Stallone was a
struggling actor in every definition. At some point,he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewellery and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes,he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any
stranger. He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying.
Two weeks later,he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie,ROCKY. He wrote the
script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in
the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR. Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.
They said he "Looked funny and talked funny". He left with his script. A few weeks later,the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be
IN THAT MOVIE.
After a while,the studio agreed,gave him $35,000 for the script and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture,Best Directing and Best Film Editing at the prestigious
Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
And do You know the first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes,Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold
his dog to. And on the 3rd day,he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100. The
man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes,he refused even $1000. And,Believe it or Not,Stallone had to pay $15,000 for the same,same dog he sold at $25 only! And he
finally got his dog back!
And today,the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog JUST BECAUSE he couldn't even feed it anymore,is one of the GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!
Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have You ever had a dream? A wonderful dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do it? Too small to accomplish it? Damn! I've been there too many times!
Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by,just because you are a
NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. Its a tough
world. If you ain't already famous,or rich or "connected",You will find it rough.
Doors will be shut on You. People will steal your glory and crash your hopes.You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
And then your hopes will be crashed.You will be broke. Damn broke. You will do odd jobs for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And Yes,you may end up sleeping in the streets.
It happens. Yes,it does.
BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to
You,Keep Dreaming. Even when they crush your hopes,Keep Dreaming. Even when they turn you away,Keep Dreaming.
Even when they shut you down,Keep Dreaming.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF! People will judge You by HOW you look. And by WHAT You have.
But please,Fight on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs,ITS OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE,Your STORY IS NOT OVER. TRUST ME.
Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go gerrit!!!
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Lessons To Take Note Of
1. Maximize Your time.
When you hit rock bottom, there is nothing else to lose. You have a lot of time on your hands. Make it count.
NB
The "Rocky" script was written in 20 hours
2. [/b]Expand Your Horizon
What is the correlation between Boxing and Acting? Nothing. They are Mutually Exclusive. Yet It inspired him.
Be open to possibilities, sensations and experiences. You never can tell when a killer idea, would surface.
3. [b] Sell Something
He tried selling a script based on an inspiration.
What can you sell? What are you selling? What experiences have you got that is valuable to humanity?
Look within, Look around, Look beyond.
4. Man know thyself
The above statement by Socrates, has become a cliche in our everyday world. Yet, only a few actually do.
Even though there is nothing to show for at the moment. Never Ever lose sight of your WORTH.
No Matter how TEMPTING the offer is.
Most people would have sneered at him for turning down, such a mouth watering offer.
To give you a perspective, $125,000 as at 1976 is equivalent to $517,119 in present time.
The studio upped the amount from that to $250,000 then $350,000 and that is worth $1,034,238.74 and $1,447,934.23 respectively.
He refused to accept it because, he had a goal of becoming an actor and being the star of the film was the only viable route for making that dream a reality.
Let us digress a little.
See what happens when you don't know your worth.
I believe we are all familiar with Superman. Yes. That dude with a "S" tattooed on his chest flying about and saving the world.
It is worth billions of dollars today. But do you know that the owners died in abject poverty?
I believe i have your attention.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were childhood friends. The former, a talented storyteller and the latter, an exceptional artist.. After High School, they combined their talents and Superman was born. In March 1938. Superman stories landed on the desk of DC Comics publisher.
Sensing he was onto something huge, He bought the exclusive rights on the spot and promptly gave them a job in the company.
At 23, they felt accomplished. Two friends working together in the same place, at their ideal company. It was a dream come through, or so they thought...
Superman became a hit, with comic book sales, licensing deals, TV series, feature films.. You know the drill.
To let you know that it was a serious business. The first ever superman movie grossed $134,218,018 in 1978. Worth $496,241,403.39 today.
Jerry and Joe, asked DC Comics for their share of profits. Unfortunately, they not only lost Superman, they also lost their jobs.
Meanwhile, they had earlier on sold their right to Superman for $130.
Hmm
You know that kind of careless mistake you ignorantly make; such that even your great grand children would keep malice with you.
Anyway. After endless lawsuits, Jerry the talented storyteller became a typist in Los Angeles while Joe the exceptional artist, became a messenger in Manhattan.
Due to public outcry, Dc Comics gave them each $20,000 per year annuity. $73, 945.57. Today
In their final years, they stayed within blocks of each other in Los Angeles. Joe died broke and alone in 1992. Jerry followed suit four years later penniless..
Sorry for that digression.
Back to Rocky
The studio finally agreed to His terms and allow him play the lead role. With a catch...
They would pay $35,000 for the Script. He accepted and the rest was history...
Best Picture. Check
Best Directing. Check
Best Film Editing. Check
Courtesy Oscar Awards.
He was even nominated for best Actor.
Not bad for a film that grossed $225,000,000 in global box office receipt, In 1976. Worth $930,814,864.86 today.
For a movie shot in 28 days with a budget of just over a million dollar. That is a very profitable investment.
BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstars. Back in the day,Stallone was a
struggling actor in every definition. At some point,he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewellery and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes,he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any
stranger. He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying.
Two weeks later,he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie,ROCKY. He wrote the
script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in
the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR. Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.
They said he "Looked funny and talked funny". He left with his script. A few weeks later,the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be
IN THAT MOVIE.
After a while,the studio agreed,gave him $35,000 for the script and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture,Best Directing and Best Film Editing at the prestigious
Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
And do You know the first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes,Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold
his dog to. And on the 3rd day,he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100. The
man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes,he refused even $1000. And,Believe it or Not,Stallone had to pay $15,000 for the same,same dog he sold at $25 only! And he
finally got his dog back!
And today,the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog JUST BECAUSE he couldn't even feed it anymore,is one of the GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!
Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have You ever had a dream? A wonderful dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do it? Too small to accomplish it? Damn! I've been there too many times!
Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by,just because you are a
NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. Its a tough
world. If you ain't already famous,or rich or "connected",You will find it rough.
Doors will be shut on You. People will steal your glory and crash your hopes.You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
And then your hopes will be crashed.You will be broke. Damn broke. You will do odd jobs for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And Yes,you may end up sleeping in the streets.
It happens. Yes,it does.
BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to
You,Keep Dreaming. Even when they crush your hopes,Keep Dreaming. Even when they turn you away,Keep Dreaming.
Even when they shut you down,Keep Dreaming.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF! People will judge You by HOW you look. And by WHAT You have.
But please,Fight on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs,ITS OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE,Your STORY IS NOT OVER. TRUST ME.
Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go gerrit!!!
http://www.9jabook.com/forum/topic/show?id=2109467%3ATopic%3A1981904&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
[img][/img]
Lessons To Take Note Of
1. Maximize Your time.
When you hit rock bottom, there is nothing else to lose. You have a lot of time on your hands. Make it count.
NB
The "Rocky" script was written in 20 hours
2. [/b]Expand Your Horizon
What is the correlation between Boxing and Acting? Nothing. They are Mutually Exclusive. Yet It inspired him.
Be open to possibilities, sensations and experiences. You never can tell when a killer idea, would surface.
3. [b] Sell Something
He tried selling a script based on an inspiration.
What can you sell? What are you selling? What experiences have you got that is valuable to humanity?
Look within, Look around, Look beyond.
4. Man know thyself
The above statement by Socrates, has become a cliche in our everyday world. Yet, only a few actually do.
Even though there is nothing to show for at the moment. Never Ever lose sight of your WORTH.
No Matter how TEMPTING the offer is.
Most people would have sneered at him for turning down, such a mouth watering offer.
To give you a perspective, $125,000 as at 1976 is equivalent to $517,119 in present time.
The studio upped the amount from that to $250,000 then $350,000 and that is worth $1,034,238.74 and $1,447,934.23 respectively.
He refused to accept it because, he had a goal of becoming an actor and being the star of the film was the only viable route for making that dream a reality.
Let us digress a little.
See what happens when you don't know your worth.
I believe we are all familiar with Superman. Yes. That dude with a "S" tattooed on his chest flying about and saving the world.
It is worth billions of dollars today. But do you know that the owners died in abject poverty?
I believe i have your attention.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were childhood friends. The former, a talented storyteller and the latter, an exceptional artist.. After High School, they combined their talents and Superman was born. In March 1938. Superman stories landed on the desk of DC Comics publisher.
Sensing he was onto something huge, He bought the exclusive rights on the spot and promptly gave them a job in the company.
At 23, they felt accomplished. Two friends working together in the same place, at their ideal company. It was a dream come through, or so they thought...
Superman became a hit, with comic book sales, licensing deals, TV series, feature films.. You know the drill.
To let you know that it was a serious business. The first ever superman movie grossed $134,218,018 in 1978. Worth $496,241,403.39 today.
Jerry and Joe, asked DC Comics for their share of profits. Unfortunately, they not only lost Superman, they also lost their jobs.
Meanwhile, they had earlier on sold their right to Superman for $130.
Hmm
You know that kind of careless mistake you ignorantly make; such that even your great grand children would keep malice with you.
Anyway. After endless lawsuits, Jerry the talented storyteller became a typist in Los Angeles while Joe the exceptional artist, became a messenger in Manhattan.
Due to public outcry, Dc Comics gave them each $20,000 per year annuity. $73, 945.57. Today
In their final years, they stayed within blocks of each other in Los Angeles. Joe died broke and alone in 1992. Jerry followed suit four years later penniless..
Sorry for that digression.
Back to Rocky
The studio finally agreed to His terms and allow him play the lead role. With a catch...
They would pay $35,000 for the Script. He accepted and the rest was history...
Best Picture. Check
Best Directing. Check
Best Film Editing. Check
Courtesy Oscar Awards.
He was even nominated for best Actor.
Not bad for a film that grossed $225,000,000 in global box office receipt, In 1976. Worth $930,814,864.86 today.
For a movie shot in 28 days with a budget of just over a million dollar. That is a very profitable investment.
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