A biography for Jackie Chanhasn’t been written yet.
“I love to clean.”
“I love wushu a lot and I would love to see it included in future Olympic Games.”
“I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.”
“I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?.”
“As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial arts, but he said, 'I don't want to become like Bruce Lee's son, with everybody telling me how good my father was.' I just think my son is too lazy.”
“We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.”
“Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.”
“Every time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers.”
“The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro, like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act.”
“I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.”
“Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.”
“Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.”
“I just make good movies. That's the way I thank my fans.”
“Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.”
“I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.”
“It is totally different making films in the East than in the West. In the East, I make my own Jackie Chan films, and it's like my family. Sometimes I pick up the camera because I choreograph all the fighting scenes, even when I'm not fighting. I don't have my own chair. I just sit on the set with everybody.”
“When I'm making an American film, it's more safe because there are so many people on the set to watch me. Whatever I do, they say, 'What are you doing!? Tell me first!' There are so many restrictions.”
“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?'.”
“Olympics for me is love, peace, united.”
“A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.”