Favorite Acting Monologues: Rocky Balboa

Son: So you nervous about the fight?

Rocky Balboa: Yeah, scared to death.

Son: You don't look scared.

Rocky Balboa: Yeah, I ain't supposed to.

Son: Then you don't have to do it.

Rocky Balboa: Yeah, well, I think I do.

Son: You know, living with you. It hasn't been easy. People see me, but they think of you. Now with this going on. It's gonna be worse than ever.

Rocky Balboa: It don't have to be.

Son: Sure it does.

Rocky Balboa: Why? You got a lot going on, kid.

Son: What, my last name? That's the reason I got a decent job, that's the reason why people deal with me in the first place.

Now I start to get a little ahead, I start to get a little something for myself, and this happens.

Now I'm asking you as a favour, not to go through with this. OK?

This is gonna end up bad for you. it's gonna end up bad for me.

Rocky Balboa: You think I'm hurting you?

Son: Yeah. In a way you are.

Rocky Balboa: It's the last thing I ever wanted to do.

Son: I know that's not what you wanna do. But that's just the way that it is.

Don't you care what people think? Doesn't it bother you the people make you out to be a joke and I'll be included in that? Do you think that's right?

Do you?

Rocky Balboa: You ain’t gonna believe this – but you used to fit right here. I’d hold you up to say to your mother, “This kid’s gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid’s gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew.”

And you grew up good and wonderful and it was great just watching you every day was a privilege.

Then the time come for you to be your own man, and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you’re no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a big shadow.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.

You, me, or nobody hits is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you get hit and keep movin’ forward. How much you can take, and keep movin’ forward. That’s how winning is done!

Now, if you know what you’re worth, go out and get what you’re worth – but you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointin’ fingers sayin’ you ain’t where you want to be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that.

I’m always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You’re my son and you’re my blood. You’re the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life.