Sylvester Stallone probably had the smallest separation from wife Jennifer Flavin. Now, the actor is opening up about his marriage and has called their brief split a “tumultuous time”. He also spoke about how he was an “absent father” but now is taking the time out to be more involved in his children’s lives.
Talking to a leading international newspaper, Stallone spoke about the couple’s August split after 25 years of marriage, before they called off their divorce just a month later. He said, “Let's just say that it was a very tumultuous time. There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family. It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn."
Stallone addressed the divorce reports by issuing a statement after Flavin and he reconciled and said, “I love my family. We are amicably and privately addressing these personal issues." They had tied teh knot in 1997 after dating for almost a decade.
Sylvester, who has five children, sons Sage and Seargeoh from his first marriage with actress Sasha Czack and daughters Sophie, 26, Sistine, 24 and Scarlet, 20 with Flavin elaborated on the lessons he learned about being part of a family and specifically fatherhood. He said, “I didn't pay enough attention when they were growing up," he shared. "I was so career-oriented, and now I go, 'OK, I don't have that much runway up ahead, and I want to start asking them about their lives.' I ask them about their day, and they started at first a little monosyllabic," he said. "Then I heard one say, 'I was just thinking about you.' Oh, my God. I've never heard that before in my life. When a daughter knows you care, she's there forever.”
He also spoke about action films and the stunts involved in the interview and said, “Don't do your own stunts, that's the moral of that. But the special effects became more important than the person. Life is a matter of managing your ass-whipping.”
(Source: The Times/Today)
