Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Chan Kong-sang, SBS, MBE, PMW,, known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been training in Kung fu and Wing Chun. He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 April 1954
CityHong Kong, China
CountryChina
It only hurts when I'm not laughing.
I know that eventually, I'll have to change my life and my career, but I've got a lot of good years left in me yet.
When I was young I trained a lot. I trained my mind, I trained my eyes, trained my thinking, how to help people. And it trained me how to deal with pressure.
In America there's no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
I want to build up my philosophy... my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.
When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.
Making a Hollywood film you don't have a very big movie because they have a Safety Captain and insurance people on the set. They have to check first. 'Don't do it. Let me check. Make sure everything is safe.'
I am the Olympic Ambassador. I always promote Olympics. I just want to say, Olympics is Olympics. [You] cannot mix with politics. Olympics for me is love, peace, [being] united.
If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.
If I need to buy a TV, I'll definitely buy a Japanese TV. A Chinese TV might explode.
When I look at young kids today I just don't believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they're suicidal. They cannot take the pressure.
Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.' That's when I get crazy.
I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
Some people call Police Story the greatest action film of all time, and while I have to be humble and say that I disagree, it's definitely the favorite action film I've ever made.