I am the Fred Astaire of karate. Jean-Claude Van Damme More Quotes by Jean-Claude Van Damme More Quotes From Jean-Claude Van Damme Obviously I've taken drugs. Jean-Claude Van Damme drug taken Showing myself nude from behind doesn't pose any problems, but from the front that's another story. I don't want to lose all my fans! Jean-Claude Van Damme fans stories want What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real. Jean-Claude Van Damme shells stars real You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall. Jean-Claude Van Damme wall pushing perfect If a product is more expensive than another one and more sustainable in ecology, consumers will not buy it. We're in a very sharp competitive market. Jean-Claude Van Damme ecology consumers reality Everybody understands a slap in the face. In Japan, Belgium, or America, a punch is a punch. Comedy will be different in Europe or America or Japan, so my movies are very international. Jean-Claude Van Damme japan europe america I really am a guy who can be black and white. I don't understand, too much, the gray. And truly I can go from one type of character to another type of character. Jean-Claude Van Damme black-and-white guy character I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on Earth -- and I know it. Jean-Claude Van Damme sensitive humans earth In the past, I was working out too heavy. Jean-Claude Van Damme heavy work-out past Life is short. I'm years old. I've got years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've made a ton of movies in my life, but so what? Jean-Claude Van Damme life funny years I don't have a bad relationship. I'm 48 years old. I think life is too short for that. To me, life is... you open the shutters, you see the dogs outside, you look left, you look right, in, what, a second and a half? And that's a life. Jean-Claude Van Damme life-is-too-short bad-relationship dog My wife is not my best sexual partner, but she's good with the housework. Jean-Claude Van Damme my-wife partners wife I came to America with a dream and I made it. The dream became reality. America is built for success. Jean-Claude Van Damme dream reality america When I was 24, I was full of life. I was that ham who wanted to be famous, a movie star, all that stuff. I think it's cool. But it was not what I was searching for, really. It was more a delusion. Jean-Claude Van Damme ham stars thinking I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age. Jean-Claude Van Damme audience age There are some movie stars in Hollywood that are so scared, they also tell the reporter that they are recording them, in case there is something wrong with what they wrote about them in the papers. Jean-Claude Van Damme hollywood stars paper I don't want to be buried in the ground, rotting, with all those worms. What I would love is to have my body dropped where you have those big icebergs and the water is so cold and pure, to be eaten by a polar bear or a seal or an otter. Jean-Claude Van Damme otters love-is water My body looks like 30 but my face looks like 50. But I cannot walk bare-chested in the streets. I like to do these movies to challenge myself physically. Jean-Claude Van Damme body challenges looks The action films I will make in the future will be more believable and character-based. I am now on my second cycle of fame, and I want to make films that smell real and are truthful. Jean-Claude Van Damme smell real character Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further. Jean-Claude Van Damme boring technique sports