A biography for Jackie Chanhasn’t been written yet.
“When I was a child, I was very poor and wanted everything. So when I got money, I began buying things.”
“I like to give back.”
“The movie business is a big gamble.”
“If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.”
“For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies.”
“Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.”
“Actor's life is very long.”
“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.”
“My affection for Taiwan... is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese.”
“Coffee is a language in itself.”
“Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.”
“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.”
“I want to be in 'Avatar'. I want somebody to hire me to be Superman, a Chinese Superman or Spider-Man.”
“When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.”
“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.”
“I've got a very interesting background.”
“When I was young I didn't care about education, just money and box office.”
“You cannot mix sports with politics.”
“Of course I get hurt.”
“I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.”