The movie business is a big gamble.
JACKIE CHANWhy did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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I sometimes just don’t like to see the Ultimate Fighting. I just find it, as a martial artist, I just find it too violent.
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When 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.
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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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I want to really stress this, I am a director, an actor, producer, action choreographer, and I’m also an investor.
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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 I look at young kids today I just don’t believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they’re suicidal. They cannot take the pressure.
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Don’t try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
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You don’t need a reason to be nice to someone.
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Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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