When I am making a film, I know what to do in front of a camera. What frightens me are the scenes with dialogue. Sometime they really want me to speak perfectly and I don't like that. Jackie Chan More Quotes by Jackie Chan More Quotes From Jackie Chan When I look at young kids today I just don't believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they're suicidal. They cannot take the pressure. Jackie Chan suicidal believe kids Actually, the few good Chinese movies that foreign countries choose to import are Zhang Yimou's, and mine, a few directors, but how many movies can we make in a year? We can only make a few, while they turn them out continuously. Jackie Chan chinese country years I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way. Jackie Chan one-day want people We live now in a global village and we are in one single family. It's our responsibility to bring friendship and love from all different places around the world and to live together in peace. Jackie Chan diversity responsibility peace I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro. Jackie Chan de-niro asian want Very difficult to understand American audience, what they like, what they don't like. Some movie I like very much, it doesn't work. Some movie I don't like, it gets big box office. Very difficult. Jackie Chan movie actors office I want to build up my philosophy... my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people. Jackie Chan want philosophy people I asked each if [Yao Xingtong and Zhang Lanxin] was afraid of heights. Each said no, and although they had never had the action movie experience they were willing to be trained. Then I asked if they could swim, and each said yes, but she (gestures toward YX) is better. She said, I can also dive, in fact I once won a diving championship in an international competition. Then she said, "But big brother, I'm not very strong," and I said that's all right. Jackie Chan strong brother swim I'm sure that Zhang Lanxin could be an outstanding action movie actress. For one thing, she wouldn't require a stand-in. As for Yao Xingtong, she might be an excellent action performer in her next life. Jackie Chan actresses next might I have a metal plate in my head, and can pop my shoulder and pop it back. Jackie Chan shoulders plates pops The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am. Jackie Chan fearless mind thinking American movies show you how to fight and break armsand necks. I want to make the action in my movies like dancing. Jackie Chan fighting dancing want I want to be in 'Avatar'. I want somebody to hire me to be Superman, a Chinese Superman or Spider-Man. Jackie Chan spiders chinese men My skull, my eyes, my nose three times, my jaw, my shoulder, my chest, two fingers, a knee, everything from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. Listing what body parts he has broken Jackie Chan skulls eye two I hope next time when we meet, we won't be fighting each other. Instead we will be drinking tea together. Jackie Chan fighting drinking tea I just couldn't stop thinking about what landmines are doing to people here. I told people - my friends - about it, but it was just not enough. I knew I had to do more. Jackie Chan enough people thinking Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe. Jackie Chan take-care care safe I think as a celebrity, we have to teach the young generation how to speak with the old generation. Jackie Chan young-generation generations thinking For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies. Jackie Chan income financial real The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act. Jackie Chan actors stars life
