Sylvester Stallone says Kennedy Center honor is 'something I still can’t fathom'

Sylvester Stallone is still in shock after receiving a Kennedy Center honor for doing work he would do for free if he had to The Tulsa King star stated Fox News Digital that receiving this prestigious award was never something he planned for himself I try to put it into words It's such a shock and revelation It's something I didn't expect ever And now I don't know what to do he stated Stallone explained that he's in the process of writing a book How Rocky Happened to the Oscars and has been going down memory lane remembering all the insanity that came from filming the famed Rocky movies TRUMP AND MELANIA TO HEADLINE POWER-PLAYER PACKED KENNEDY CENTER OPENING NIGHT When you get this Kennedy Center honor it's just something I still at this age can't fathom that you in fact get a prize for what you do that you would do for free You know what I mean I've been so lucky I've been lucky everything And on top of that you're gonna give me a chocolate sundae Come on Jesus Stallone explained In August President Donald Trump publicized the stars set to be honored at the highly anticipated ceremony in December Aside from Stallone the honorees this year are country legend George Strait rock band KISS English actor Michael Crawford and iconic singer Gloria Gaynor known for her hits including I Will Survive Trump now chairman of the Kennedy Center is ramping up efforts to reshape the honors operation pushing for a glitzier star-studded celebration WATCH Sylvester Stallone says Kennedy Center honor is 'something I still can t fathom' The th Kennedy Center Honorees are outstanding people incredible we can't wait in a insufficient short months since I became chairman of the board the Kennedy Center we've absolutely reversed the decline of this cherished national institution he declared in his speech When reporters urged Trump how involved he was in selecting the honorees he didn t hold back I was about involved they all came through me he reported LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSTrump explained he personally greenlit each honoree and made it known that certain didn t make the cut I turned down plenty they were too woke I had a couple of wokesters No we have great people This is very different than it used to be Trump ended his very long answer by saying he was very involved in the selection of the Kennedy Center Honorees During Stallone's interview with Fox News Digital he discussed his hit show Tulsa King and explained that it's the closest role he's played that shows his true self It's as close as I'm ever going to come to showing who I am my real personality That's how I would react It was an experiment This is pretty much me as a gangster Stallone commented CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHe also reported the pressure is high to keep up with high-quality seasons as Tulsa King progresses and compared the TV show to the Rocky films WATCH Sylvester Stallone talks season of 'Tulsa King' It's pretty tense it is It's unnerving because just like with Rockys' how do you top the last round that did better than the one before that And that comes with here we go again the crew You gotta have that great association behind you But the thing is it's true You don't win the big games without a great company Stallone explained Fox News Digital Tulsa King season three premieres on Sunday September on Paramount Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this statement CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP