The movie business is a big gamble.
JACKIE CHANBruce 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.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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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 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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After all those years in Asia, I don’t have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and – Boom! – people go.
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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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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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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When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
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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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Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.
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Don’t try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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Officials of governments that use or produce landmines should be forced to see the reality of how landmines hurt people and make them suffer, because this would surely make them stop.
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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 really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.
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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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