Sylvester Stallone isn't looking for pity.The action star opened up about a childhood marked by abandonment, violence and an almost total absence of affection in a new interview, telling The New York Times that he deliberately left some of the darkest stories out of his book because he didn't want readers to feel sorry for him."I didn't put a lot of stuff in the book because I didn't want a pity party … but it was insane," he admitted.SYLVESTER STALLONE REVEALS WHAT HE SAID TO TRUMP AFTER SURPRISE HOLLYWOOD AMBASSADOR APPOINTMENTSylvester Stallone reflects on his abusive childhood ahead of the release of his memoir, "The Steps." (Getty Images)After his parent’s divorce, Stallone spent time living with his father in Maryland.He described his father as volatile and physically abusive."The next thing you know — wham! He had very big hands.
You just learned to duck a little bit."One memory particularly stayed with Stallone.The Hollywood star said his father sent him to a store before church to buy bread.He returned with nut bread after running into friends."And he kicked me in the stomach and hit me and like laid me out, got in the car, and went to church."Stallone said he was left lying in the street, saying, "Really, it's unbelievable.
It's unbelievable."Years later, Stallone confronted his father.When he was in his 40s, Stallone told him, "I wish you and I could be the same age for three minutes." When his father asked him why, he said, "Because I'd like to give you some of your own medicine, and you would know what it'd be like to have your ass kicked."Stallone said his father then challenged him to fight, explaining, "He was ready to go at 68 years old."Sylvester Stallone is seen in "Rambo: First Blood Part II." (Nancy Moran/Sygma)The "Rocky" star connected that fierceness to the one of the characters he's best known for."So, when people go, ‘Where do you get the ferocity to play Rambo?' Genetic," he said.Stallone additionally recalled that his mother ne...