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 CHANDo not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
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Money for me today does not really matter.
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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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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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Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
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Olympics for me is love, peace, united.
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Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.
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I want to build up my philosophy… my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
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Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.
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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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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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Don’t try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
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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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The movie business is a big gamble.
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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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