I want to build up my philosophy… my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
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.
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I hate violence, yes I do. It’s kind of a dilemma, huh?.
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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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I don’t want to be an action star, an action star’s life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
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I only want my work to make people happy.
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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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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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Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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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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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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I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, ‘Ah yes, they good.’ Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.
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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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