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.
JACKIE CHANMost of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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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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Honestly, every movie I do in America, the only challenge for me is English. I’ve done everything already, for me it’s pretty easy. Only the English.
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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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I hate violence, yes I do. It’s kind of a dilemma, huh?.
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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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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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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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I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid.
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You don’t need a reason to be nice to someone.
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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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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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Kung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.
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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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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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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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When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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I hope next time when we meet, we won’t be fighting each other. Instead we will be drinking tea together.
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In America there’s no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
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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 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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Olympics for me is love, peace, united.
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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 want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.
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I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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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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