Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
JACKIE CHANKung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline.
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My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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I want to show audiences I can act.
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I 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.
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I hate interviews – but you have to do them.
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I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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I’m good for some things, bad for a lot of things.
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Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.
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Honestly, every movie I do in America, the only challenge for me is English. I’ve done everything already, for me it’s pretty easy. Only the English.
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Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
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Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
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When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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Being still and doing nothing are two completely different things.
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