Sylvester Stallone breaks down over painful Oscar night memory despite monumental 'Rocky' success

Sylvester Stallone reflects on his abusive childhood and parents' absence from the Oscars ceremony despite "Rocky" winning best picture.

"You realize that, at that moment, that you're never ever going to come to terms with this. And it's like, what more do you need? Really, what f---ing more do you need to do to say, 'I'm here. I did this.'" Lori Bashian is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. 

Looking back on his triumphant night in 1977, Stallone admitted that initially winning felt like "a volcanic moment, and then it was very sad." He went on to share that his parents chose not to attend the ceremony, despite the fact that the film, which Stallone wrote and starred in, had been nominated for 10 awards.

"You want people that you love that denied you – now you're here, you're at the Oscars, and they don't want to go," he said, as he started getting emotional. "You realize that, at that moment, that you're never ever going to come to terms with this. And it's like, what more do you need? Really, what f---ing more do you need to do to say, 'I'm here. I did this.'"