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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.

Jackie Chan

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.
JACKIE CHAN

Believe Children Myself Parents Pressure Suicide Young
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.
JACKIE CHAN

Crazy English Language Perfection Talk Togetherness Word
Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
JACKIE CHAN

Control Freedom Need People
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
JACKIE CHAN

Dedication Determination Hard Work Inspirational Myself Sleep Training
When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
JACKIE CHAN

Choice Inspirational Life Myself
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?’.
JACKIE CHAN

English Feeling Hollywood Humiliate Myself Past
When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
JACKIE CHAN

Depression Learning Movie Myself See
I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
JACKIE CHAN

Eat Myself Run Training
It only hurts when I’m not laughing.
JACKIE CHAN

Hurt Laughter Myself Pain
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
JACKIE CHAN

Art Hurt People Protection
I thought I should forget Hollywood and go back to Hong Kong. I’m so lucky that finally Hollywood accepts my comedy fighting.
JACKIE CHAN

Acceptance Comedy Fight Forget Hollywood Luck Myself Thinking
We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people.
JACKIE CHAN

Art Help Learning People Weakness Yourself
Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
JACKIE CHAN

Action Direction Education Entertainment Myself Production Responsibility Society
The ads all call me fearless, but that’s just publicity. Anyone who thinks I’m not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am.
JACKIE CHAN

Crazy Fear Mindset Myself Scare Thinking
Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
JACKIE CHAN

Music Myself Need Relax Time
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.
JACKIE CHAN

Action Body Dangerous Declaration Myself Retirement

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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