“American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt.”
Car
“I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting.”
FamilyAll Quotes by Jackie Chan
“I give the children education.”
Education“I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now.”
Family“The movie business is a big gamble.”
Business“I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years.”
Movies“You cannot mix sports with politics.”
Politics“When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.”
Movies“When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.”
Learning“I've choreographed all of my movies.”
Movies“Money for me today does not really matter.”
Money“When I was young I didn't care about education, just money and box office.”
Education“Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.”
Technology“Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.”
Computers“I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting.”
Family“Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.”
Change“Every time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers.”
Trust“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.”
Change“I really like children to watch my movies.”
Movies“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.”
Money“I love wushu a lot and I would love to see it included in future Olympic Games.”
Future