I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training. Jackie Chan More Quotes by Jackie Chan More Quotes From Jackie Chan Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don't make sense. Jackie Chan ridiculous kind directors I'm very pessimistic about that, no matter how hard we may try. The Chinese market is huge, but out of last year's $2 billion box office, $1.8 billion was taken in by foreign movies, and just $200 million by our own movies, no matter how much we have learned of their techniques, or their good practices. The Hollywood movies imported into China are all good movies; does the U.S. make lousy movies? Yes, too many lousy movies, but the imports are good films, so how can they not be box office hits? They're all hits. Jackie Chan taken practice years In America there's no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make. Jackie Chan movie actors america I don't want to be an action star, an action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer. Jackie Chan life-is-short careers stars The action star's life is very short. Back in Asia, I can do whatever I want to do. I'm the producer, I'm the director, I can do so many things, but in Hollywood any time I present a script they say: "No, no, no, Rush Hour 3, Rush Hour 4." Jackie Chan asia scripts stars 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. Jackie Chan crazy perfect together It only hurts when I'm not laughing. Jackie Chan hurt laughing I hate interviews - but you have to do them. Jackie Chan i-hate interviews hate The movie business is a big gamble. Jackie Chan movie bigs actors I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama. Jackie Chan hollywood drama directors My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop. Jackie Chan body dream Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people. Jackie Chan hurt people art 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. Jackie Chan cameras fighting west Most of the time I'm not even working, I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky. If there really is a god, then he really looks after me. All these years he's taken care of me, my career keeps getting better and better. Whatever I want just seems to come. And it keeps coming. So I promised myself that I have to pay for this, payback society. So this is why I started my Jackie Chan Foundation to help children and sick kids and people in hospitals. Jackie Chan taken kids children Honestly, every movie I do in America, the only challenge for me is English. I've done everything already, for me it's pretty easy. Only the English. Jackie Chan done challenges america I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid. Jackie Chan not-stupid crazy stupid I think every young child can learn through any martial art. They would then learn to respect their life, respect their parents, respect their country, and respect the whole world. Jackie Chan country children art When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect. Jackie Chan martial-arts art Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society. Jackie Chan entertainment responsibility want I only want my work to make people happy. Jackie Chan martial-arts want people
