Jackie Chan

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.

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.

I just make good movies. That’s the way I thank my fans.

My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films.

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.