Hollywood strongman Silvester Stallone says he wants to die in Italy.
''I'm immensely proud of my Italian origins and I'll be happy, one day, to live in Italy and die there,'' Stallone, 61, told a pre-Oscar Italo-American movie gathering here.
The Rocky and Rambo star added: ''I love stories that have to do with mythology and I think Italians create mythology and never lose their enthusiasm for life''.
''You (Italians) are always capable of surprising yourselves and with the belief in 'domani' (tomorrow) you always find a solution''.
On screen, Stallone said he believed he got his ''intensity'' from Italian actors.
Stallone's father Frank was a hairdresser from a village near Bari in southeastern Italy.
Stallone visited Italy earlier this month on a promo tour for 'John Rambo', the fourth and possibly final film in the Rambo series which opens in Italy on Friday.
