“In the many roles I have played in my acting career as military figures, I have simply drawn upon the acts of courage, large and small, I have seen in the men and women with whom I served, and the countless others I met or have come to know through the years.”

American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author

Chuck Norris is an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. Born Carlos Ray Norris, he first rose to prominence in the 1970s, after military service and a run of martial arts competition success. He has 127 quotes on the site. He holds black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo, and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Before becoming a film star, he worked in the American film industry as a martial arts instructor, then moved into acting with early roles in The Wrecking Crew and The Way of the Dragon. Breaker! Breaker! and Good Guys Wear Black helped establish him as a popular action lead.