When I make a film – I direct my own film, I write my own script – that’s what I want to hear from the audience. ‘Oh, thank you, Jackie!’
As one tale ends, so another begins.
I play a nobody in Japan.
Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe.
I love wushu a lot and I would love to see it included in future Olympic Games.
The movie business is a big gamble.
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.
Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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.
Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.
Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
I have a metal plate in my head, and can pop my shoulder and pop it back.
I’m good for some things, bad for a lot of things.
I thought I should forget Hollywood and go back to Hong Kong. I’m so lucky that finally Hollywood accepts my comedy fighting.
Acting keeps me young! I love that the fans like this kind of action and as long as they want me I’ll continue to do it.
When I was young I trained a lot. I trained my mind, I trained my eyes, trained my thinking, how to help people. And it trained me how to deal with pressure.
We’re all the same inside.
You don’t get to do over parts or go back and change your path. Your life is decided by your character and the decisions you make in the moment.
The world isn’t that big, but it’s not that small either, and connections between two human beings are always a little mystical.
In work and in life, no matter how smart, talented, and beautiful you are, you also have to be a good person. We have to treat one another well and really mean it. Everyone can tell if you’re doing it out of genuine concern for them, or if you’re just faking.