Whoever is to acquire a competent knowledge of medicine, ought to be possessed of the following advantages: a natural disposition; instructionl a favorable place for the study; early tuition, love of labor; leisure. - Hippocrates
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. - Jackie Chan
American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt. - Jackie Chan
As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial arts, but he said, 'I don't want to become like Bruce Lee's son, with everybody telling me how good my father was.' I just think my son is too lazy. - Jackie Chan
Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe. - Jackie Chan
Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society. - Jackie Chan
Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality. - Jackie Chan
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
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
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