Sylvester Stallone recently revealed when and how he started painting, and what it means to him.

On Instagram over the weekend, Rambo The star posted a video in which he shared that he started drawing at the age of nine to “entertain himself.”

“For example, before I started writing Loki, I always drew the characters first and then wrote them. So, I had some idea of ​​what the images would look like,” the 77-year-old said.

this creed The actor mentioned, “I didn’t just write some random vague person…it was actually a specific image.”

In elaborating on the nature of painting, Slelvester develops the idea of ​​what comes before painting, which he calls “before thinking.”

Before pitching the idea, the actor noted that one person had an idea where “it’s all this stuff banging around in your head,” calling it “rooftop brain chatter.”

Looking back on my past, escape plan The star wrote: “During my free time, painting stumbled into my life. I was bored and knew I was wasting my creativity. I needed a change and I found it in an empty canvas.”

For me as a writer, painting transcends language—it is ineffable. The brush is my vessel and the strokes are my voice,” he points out.

Slevist notes, “The piece’s ‘phantom’ is a visual snapshot of a mind in motion—the chaotic dance of thoughts before inspiration strikes.”

“If you get bored, find an outlet. Start creating. Keep boxing,” he added at the end.

Following his post, Sharon Stone praised the actor and commented: “That’s a good sly one.”

Meanwhile, fans were impressed by his paintings, with one saying: “I’d love to have your art on my wall!”

Another commented: “Awesome, I never knew you did so much.”