I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
JACKIE CHANThe movie business is a big gamble.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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You don’t need a reason to be nice to someone.
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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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Don’t try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
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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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Very difficult to understand American audience, what they like, what they don’t like. Some movie I like very much, it doesn’t work. Some movie I don’t like, it gets big box office. Very difficult.
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A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, ‘Jackie, are you scared?’ Of course I’m scared. I’m not Superman.
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In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‘Jackie Who?’.
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I want to build up my philosophy… my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
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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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When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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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 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.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
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When I was young I trained a lot. I trained my mind, I trained my eyes, trained my thinking, how to help people. And it trained me how to deal with pressure.
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I hate violence, yes I do. It’s kind of a dilemma, huh?.
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I hate interviews – but you have to do them.
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I only want my work to make people happy.
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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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I think every young child can learn through any martial art. They would then learn to respect their life, respect their parents, respect their country, and respect the whole world.
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Being still and doing nothing are two completely different things.
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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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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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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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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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