Quotes about Jackie Chan

People would call me Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan or whatever popular martial artist there was at that time. I also remember the other kids at the lunch table freaking out when I brought in Korean food.

Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan is so international. Everywhere you go, people know who he is. I hope I can be like that one day too – to be an actor that represents Asia to the world.

Working with Jackie Chan was one of the most phenomenal experiences. I won’t say that he is the most grounded actor, but he is the most grounded human being I have ever seen.

I grew up loving Jackie Chan and Jet Li and certainly Bruce Lee. But as I got older, I started to question: Is that all we have?

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 just finished a Jackie Chan movie, yes. That was an experience. I can mark that off on my bucket list.

I loved Jackie Chan growing up, watching mostly his Hong Kong film work.

Before I did ‘Rush Hour,’ I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them.

But Jackie Chan is that guy who would pick up glasses and bottles lying on the road or that guy who would help in picking up tents once the filming production is over. He doesn’t act like a star.

Growing up, my inspirations were Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, all these martial arts legends. I wanted to express my talent on screen in a certain way. I felt that it made me a little different.

After all those years in Asia, I don’t have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and – Boom! – people go.

I’m a city boy, born and brought up in Mumbai. I talk fast, have a certain sense of humour, and have grown up watching Jackie Chan movies.

My schedule goes: wake up, running, exercise, downstairs, running shoes off, then to the shower. That’s the Jackie Chan diary.

I made a decision not to work out because I’m lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn’t want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he’s smarter than your average Joe.

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.

Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn’t know how to do, and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn’t know how to do.