Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
JACKIE CHANDo not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
JACKIE CHANI just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, ‘Ah yes, they good.’ Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.
JACKIE CHANI know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
JACKIE CHANMoney for me today does not really matter.
JACKIE CHANI’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
JACKIE CHANEvery time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don’t make sense.
JACKIE CHANOlympics for me is love, peace, united.
JACKIE CHANEveryone is saying that I’m retiring, but I want to solemnly declare, that I don’t want to retire, I just want to do things a bit less dangerous to my body, less dangerous action.
JACKIE CHANWe have to do what we can to help wherever and whenever it is possible for us to help.
JACKIE CHANI only want my work to make people happy.
JACKIE CHANWhen I work I do it from my heart. And my heart is that I bring love to the world. When I travel around the world I bring my love. I bring so much love in my heart. I hope you can feel that.
JACKIE CHANMartial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
JACKIE CHANWhen I was a young stunt guy the director would say: “You’re useless” But I wanted to be the best, I wanted to be a super stunt guy. That’s how I built myself, because of martial arts and everything.
JACKIE CHANI do small things. I try to do good things every day. If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.
JACKIE CHANWe live now in a global village and we are in one single family. It’s our responsibility to bring friendship and love from all different places around the world and to live together in peace.
JACKIE CHANMartial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
JACKIE CHAN