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.
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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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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Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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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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I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid.
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Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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Olympics for me is love, peace, united.
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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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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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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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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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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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When I was a young stunt guy the director would say: “You’re useless” But I wanted to be the best, I wanted to be a super stunt guy. That’s how I built myself, because of martial arts and everything.
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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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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
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