As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial arts, but he said, ‘I don’t want to become like Bruce Lee’s son, with everybody telling me how good my father was.’ I just think my son is too lazy.
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
I just make good movies. That’s the way I thank my fans.
Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.
I loved cowboy movies when I was a kid. When I was five years old, I was already wearing a cowboy hat and suit. When I grew up, I knew John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Kirk Douglas and so on.
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.
I want to try something different in Hollywood, to tell the audience I am not just an actor star – I am an actor, too.
I want to play a fireman and a spy. I want to learn special effects.
Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
I don’t want to be an action star; action star’s life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.
When I was a child, I was very poor and wanted everything. So when I got money, I began buying things.
When I was young I didn’t care about education, just money and box office.
When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.
I’m not a god – I do bad things.
