Jet Li
Jet Li
Li Lianjie, better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 April 1963
CityBeijing, China
CountryChina
art years martial-arts
I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old.
art thinking years
I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years.
brother years
When you have a friend you work with for 15 years, you become like brothers.
past years meditation
But recently I've, the past few years, I'm more focused on meditation. It's not a physical part. It's more mental part, to understand life.
buddhism past years
I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.
art school years
I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China.
arts last martial
I've said more than once that this will be my last martial arts film.
bad chinese-actor good guy special
Hero" is really special because there is no formula. Usually the good guy has a problem. This film doesn't have a real bad guy in it.
fight kung martial met teach
When I first met her, ... she asked, 'Jet, can you teach me some martial and kung fu stuff. I want to fight in the movie.
given good kung people script star
People would come to me and say, 'Jet, your Kung Fu is pretty good, do you want to be an action star when you grow up?' At 17, I was given the script and I went to make the movie.
bloke brilliant cool honestly jackie love met natural people personally though time work
I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now... and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie!
knew learning martial talented
When I was 8 years old, I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school.
order word wrong
Even when I use a word in the wrong order in a sentence, I get mad. It's very stressful.
fun great laugh movies smile watching
Watching movies in the U.S. is great fun because they get every joke, they smile, they laugh so much; it's a great feeling.