Jean-Claude Van Damme

“Your body has enough weight for you to be in perfect condition just working against yourself.”

“I came to America with a dream and I made it. The dream became reality. America is built for success.”

“It looks good when you see someone kicking at the age of 51 with no double. It's kinda cool for people to know that past 50 we can keep flexible.”

“My time of martial arts was traditional.”

“Life is short. I'm 47 years old. I've got 10 years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those 10 years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've made a ton of movies in my life, but so what?”

“When I go on location, we have a schedule. And when you have a schedule, you know when you're not working, so I train very well on location. But I also train three or four times a week at home, but today I train differently than before.”

“You know, I looked at my face in the mirror this morning, and I like being old. My face has more content and when I train in the gym now, I am not training to be strong or handsome - just better than I was yesterday. These days the race is just against myself.”

“What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.”

“What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts.”

“In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.”

“I'm a big traveler these days. I was in Hong Kong. I live there. I was just in Belgium with my parents and now I'm on my way to North America. You will find me all over.”

“You have to believe what you say, and if you believe what you are saying, then acting is easy.”

“I like structure - like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you'll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you'll have it. By doing this I'm giving a structure of life, a path of light, and showing what happens between me and me, which is something very beautiful.”

“I came back to my original wife. I came back to her after I made a few boo-boos in my life. Coming back to her was good for me, good for her and good for the children.”

“I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on Earth - and I know it.”

“You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.”

“You need at least six or seven years to understand the philosophy and concentration of karate to know to clean your spirit of everything and dedicate your mind and body to the sport.”