Jackie Chan's contribution to world cinema is hard to overestimate. It was he, along with Bruce Lee, who was able to promote martial arts in cinema to such an extent that no current action movie is complete without fights set in the style developed by the masters of Hong Kong cinema. Quotes of Jackie Chan are also worthy of great attention, which no, no, but slip out of his mouth, although in real life he is a shy and calm person, not particularly fond of standing out from the crowd and playing in public.
Unrivaled master and stunt performer
This is not to say that Jackie Chan is an undeniable martial artist, but he is truly considered unsurpassed as a stuntman and stage director. He got into the Guinness Book of Records twice as the person who performed the greatest number of deadly and other tricks in his career, and therefore all Jackie Chan's quotes, one way or another, revolve around his stunt skill, success and lifestyle.
Statements in films
As we all know, scripts for films are written specifically by scriptwriters and often the dialogs in them are corrected by the directors themselves. And despite the fact that Jackie himself often acts in the role of both, the quotes from the films with his participation are not any symbolic and outstanding, since his films are usually light, entertaining and do not carry any global meaning. In addition, after a translation into Russian, phrases, in most cases, go out of sync and often lose their original meaning, implication and background.
In most of his films, Jackie appears before the audience as an ordinary guy, not particularly brilliant in his mind, but skilled in martial arts and not without cunning and resourcefulness. His heroes cannot give out any volatile and catchy global phrases a priori, otherwise they would no longer be comedies.
Quotes and sayings
Earlier, Jackie was constantly harassed by reporters, trying to find out from him what style of martial arts he had priority. Once Jackie was tired of it, and he gave them one of his most famous phrases: “My style of martial arts is Chinese vinaigrette,” after which it became immediately clear to everyone that you would not get anything definite from him in this sense. The actor himself meant that he takes from all styles what he needs at the moment, while not being a clearly expressed adherent of a school or style.
Most popular sayings
As already mentioned, most of Jackie Chan's quotes refer to his stunt art. Below are some of them.
- “It’s not at all difficult for me to do the most dizzying stunts, because for me it’s just a banal routine.”
- “The day that I can no longer perform my stunts will be my last working day.”
- “People who think that I don’t feel fear while doing my stunts are much crazier than myself.”
- “Sometimes I stop and think to myself:“ After all, I could die today! ”
Jackie has had so many bone fractures throughout his career that the actor must have lost count. He himself says this with irony: “If I wanted to, I could become a world famous physician. Instead, I became the most famous patient in the world ... "
Quotes on how to succeed
Jackie Chan's quotes on how to achieve success deserve special attention. Here are some of them.
- “You should not believe people who insist that nothing will work. They are losers and will remain so. ”
- “The best way to succeed is to love what you do.”
- “For those who want to be successful, six vices should be avoided: laziness, drowsiness, anger, fear, idleness and indecision.”
Conclusion
I would like to end the article with a statement by Jackie about his comparison with Bruce Lee: “I never aspired to become the second Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan! ” And according to most moviegoers, he still has it!