Jackie Chan Quotes

"Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead."

"It's very important that I get hurt [when making a movie]"

"I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid."

"I don't want to be an action star, action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer."

"I have a few rules that I tell my manager: No sex scenes. No make love. The kids who like me don't need to see it. It would gross them out."

"I never wanted to be the next
Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan".

"The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am."

"My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films. The firefighter is the only one I have yet to put in a film. I have dragged this idea on for so many years, even if I want to make it, now I feel that my age makes me unsuitable. If I do make this film, I would no longer play a firefighter, and would more likely be a firefighting captain. But if I were to be honest with you, the role I want to play most is the firefighter."

I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?

In Hollywood, they care more about comedy, relationship and so many things before action stunts. In Hong Kong, we go straight into stunts and action, but in America sometimes that's too much. So, now I'm making a film half and half - take some good things from Hollywood and some good things from Asia.