I thought I should forget Hollywood and go back to Hong Kong. I’m so lucky that finally Hollywood accepts my comedy fighting.
JACKIE CHANIn America there’s no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid.
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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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Olympics for me is love, peace, united.
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I want to show audiences I can act.
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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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Family is not who’s blood is in you, is who you love and who loves you.
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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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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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Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
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Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
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In my view, Zhang Lanxin is one of our best female martial artists, and I can’t rate her highly enough.
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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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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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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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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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