Jackie Chan Quotes

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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Art Best Build Director Man Myself Young
When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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Depression Learning Movie Myself See
I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
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Action Fight Life Myself Stardom Tired
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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Bully Mental Myself Scare Stand
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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Dedication Determination Hard Work Inspirational Myself Sleep Training
When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
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Art Education Learning Respect Yourself
I want to show audiences I can act.
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Act Audience Myself
Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
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Art Attack Defense People
The movie business is a big gamble.
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Business Movie One Liner World
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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English Feeling Hollywood Humiliate Myself Past
I hate interviews – but you have to do them.
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Hate Interview Yourself
I’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.
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Beginning Control Freedom Feeling Myself Need
Being still and doing nothing are two completely different things.
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Complete Deep Different Meditation
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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Fame Growth Improvement Movie Myself Promotion
I only want my work to make people happy.
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Happiness Myself People Work
I want to build up my philosophy… my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
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Build Myself People Philosophy Respect
When I look at young kids today I just don’t believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they’re suicidal. They cannot take the pressure.
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Believe Children Myself Parents Pressure Suicide Young
Family is not who’s blood is in you, is who you love and who loves you.
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Blood Family Love Yourself
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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People Remember
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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Director Kind Movie Myself Ridiculous Time Trust
I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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Everyday Goodness Myself Small

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