“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.”

Hong Kong martial artist, actor and filmmaker

Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang and also known as Fang Shilong and Sing Lung, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. With a film career spanning seven decades, he is widely known for action roles shaped by slapstick, comic timing, and daring stunts. He is recognized for an acrobatic fighting style and for performing his own stunts. His films have grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, and he is regarded as one of the most influential martial artists in cinema history.