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.
JACKIE CHANEveryone 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.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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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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The best fights are the ones we avoid.
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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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I hate interviews – but you have to do them.
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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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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
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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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I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid.
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Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.
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When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
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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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As one tale ends, so another begins.
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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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I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
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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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