Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger both acknowledge that their rivalry with one another helped advance their respective Hollywood careers. The actors talked about their upbringing, families, and prior rivalries with one another in a recent joint interview for TMZ Presents: Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons, which aired on FOX on Tuesday. They also defined the big-screen action-movie era in the 1980s and 1990s.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone at the "2002 World Stunt Awards" at Barker Hanger, Santa Monica , Ca. Sunday, May 19, 2002.

 

“There’s no denying that: He greatly aided my career by providing me with a goal to pursue,” 76-year-old Schwarzenegger remarked of Stallone, 77.

 

When Schwarzenegger “came along, I was like, finally, something to motivate me,” the Rocky actor continued. For he is, if I may use such a phrase, a threаt, rival, and so on.”

 

“It was like two alphas hitting as soon as I saw him,” Stallone went on. “After a brief moment of staring at each other at a party, we would decide, ‘I gotta get that guy.’” Although he didn’t do anything wrong, he will.

American actor Sylvester Stallone and Austrian born actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger dancing for a joke, during the 43th International Cannes Film Festival.

 

About his friendship with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone said, “We Are the Last Two Tyrannosaurus.”

On June 28, 2015, in Hollywood, California, actors Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger arrive at the Dolby Theatre for the Los Angeles premiere of “Terminator Genisys.”

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Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Terminator Genisys' at Dolby Theatre on June 28, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

 

The two chuckled over a time when they were both starting to make a lot of money in the business and Stallone threw flowers at Schwarzenegger during the Golden Globes.

 

While Arnold Schwarzenegger won new actor of the year for Stay Hungry, Stallone’s Rocky took up the best film prize at the 1977 Oscar ceremony.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Producer Sylvester Stallone seen at Los Angeles World Premiere of New Line Cinema's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' 'Creed' at Regency Village Theater on Thursday, November 19, 2015, in Westwood, CA.

 

At the 43rd International Cannes Film Festival, actors Arnold Schwarzenegger (born in Austria) and Sylvester Stallone (born in the United States) were seen dancing.

 

He laughed as he recalled, “We win, and I lost it.” The entire arrangement of flowers was grabbed up by me, and I threw them high into the air, sort of aiming for his side of the table. And when it’s all over, he’s just sitting there acting like he’s okay. Here we go, he just sort of threw down the gauntlet.”

 

“I remember the incident, but that was not the point where I said, ‘Okay, this is now the beginning of a bаttle,’” Schwarzenegger continued. It basically progressed from that point on. I had to go after him now.”

 

The former rivals are now pals. During the interview, each was asked to list the qualities in the other that they most appreciated.

 

According to Schwarzenegger, Stallone’s “dedication and his passion” are admirable. I wish I had his level of enthusiasm for things.”

 

He’s a really emotional guy, which I’m not, so it must originate from somewhere because it’s quite unbelievable. I am not as emotional as he is. Very different in that regard,” he continued, speaking of Stallone’s love of the arts and movies.

 

 

He’s similar to a chess player in that you never know what’s going on, but he completes the task. And he truly does have a large heart,” Stallone continued. “We’re more emotional than a lot of more drаmаtic actors—trust me, you wouldn’t think it because we’re ‘action guys.’” Never assume that we are not overly sensitive. particularly considering our past.”