Being still and doing nothing are two completely different things.
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.
When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
My schedule goes: wake up, running, exercise, downstairs, running shoes off, then to the shower. That’s the Jackie Chan diary.
I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.
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.
When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people.
When I work I do it from my heart. And my heart is that I bring love to the world. When I travel around the world I bring my love. I bring so much love in my heart. I hope you can feel that.
No matter how much more I practice, my English will never be perfect. If it is really terrible, I’ll correct it, but otherwise, I do it my Jackie Chan way.
Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
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.”
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.
Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
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.
I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
The kids never listen to you, especially the youngest ones.
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.