I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
JACKIE CHANThe 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.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
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As one tale ends, so another begins.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.
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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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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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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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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 hate interviews – but you have to do them.
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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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The best fights are the ones we avoid.
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We have to do what we can to help wherever and whenever it is possible for us to help.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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When I work I do it from my heart. And my heart is that I bring love to the world. When I travel around the world I bring my love. I bring so much love in my heart. I hope you can feel that.
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I want to build up my philosophy… my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
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I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid.
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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
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Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.
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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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I want to show audiences I can act.
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