Jackie Chan Quotes Page 2

“I only want my work to make people happy.”

“I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.”

“I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro.”

“I want to be in 'Avatar'. I want somebody to hire me to be Superman, a Chinese Superman or Spider-Man.”

“I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.”

“I want to show audiences I can act.”

“I want to try something different in Hollywood, to tell the audience I am not just an actor star – I am an actor, too.”

“I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied.”

“I went by myself to Hollywood, I spoke no English, every day I had to go to school.”

“I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.”

“I'm crazy, but I'm not too crazy.”

“I'm good for some things, bad for a lot of things.”

“I'm not a god – I do bad things.”

“I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.”

“If one does not attach himself to people and desires, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live?”

“If there really is a god, then he really looks after me.”

“If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic.”

“In work and in life, no matter how smart, talented, and beautiful you are, you also have to be a good person. We have to treat one another well and really mean it. Everyone can tell if you're doing it out of genuine concern for them, or if you're just faking.”

“Kung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.”

“Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.”

“Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.”

“Most of the time, I'm not even working; I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.”

“My schedule goes: wake up, running, exercise, downstairs, running shoes off, then to the shower. That's the Jackie Chan diary.”

“Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.”

“Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.”

“Some say that connections between people are just a matter of fate, and I’m grateful that I’ve connected with so many fans in this lifetime.”

“Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The best fights are the ones we avoid.”