In America there’s no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
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.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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Family is not who’s blood is in you, is who you love and who loves you.
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When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.
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After all those years in Asia, I don’t have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and – Boom! – people go.
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I 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.
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Everyone 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.
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Money for me today does not really matter.
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Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, ‘Blah, blah, blah.’ That’s when I get crazy.
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Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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If one does not attach himself to people and desires, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live?
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I don’t want to be an action star, an action star’s life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
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I thought I should forget Hollywood and go back to Hong Kong. I’m so lucky that finally Hollywood accepts my comedy fighting.
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I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
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The movie business is a big gamble.
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I allowed myself to be bullied because I was scared and didn’t know how to defend myself. I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied. By standing up for him, I learned to stand up for myself.
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