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.
JACKIE CHANI’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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No matter how much more I practice, my English will never be perfect. If it is really terrible, I’ll correct it, but otherwise, I do it my Jackie Chan way.
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Every 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.
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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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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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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
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Bruce Lee brought the martial arts movie to the attention of the world – and without him, I don’t think that anyone would have ever heard of Jackie Chan.
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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I’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.
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Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
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The best fights are the ones we avoid.
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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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We have to do what we can to help wherever and whenever it is possible for us to help.
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Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
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I only want my work to make people happy.
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