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.
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More quotes by Jackie Chan
- The movie business is a big gamble.
- 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.
- Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
- I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.
- Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.