Actor Sylvester Stallone is planning to retire soon from acting to concentrate more on his work as director. Stallone says, “I’m on borrowed time. At this age I hear the ticking clock and it’s as loud as the gong on Big Ben.”

He wants to follow Clint Eastwood’s footsteps and move on to directing films without having to be in them. Stallone proved to be one of the world’s biggest box office draws from the 1970′s to the 1990′s. Aside from his Rocky Balboa character he is also well known for his role as John Rambo who was a courageous soldier, suffering from various issues, who specialized in rescue and revenge missions of the violent kind.

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