Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
Interpretation
Jackie Chan emphasizes the importance of hard work and dedication in achieving success.
In this quote, Jackie Chan highlights the role of relentless effort and commitment in his rise to fame. He suggests that while others may rest, he chose to push himself further, emphasizing that success is often the result of consistent hard work rather than just talent or luck.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal goals.
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.
One thing I did pick up from Cannonball Run was the use of bloopers and outtakes under the final credits, which I've done in all my movies since.
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.
Fortune favours the audacious.
After the final no there comes a yes_x000D_ And on that yes the future world depends.
Go get a job. Whether itβs working as a designer or working in a restaurant and then doing your own thing in your own time, itβs a reality of life. In the end itβs going to be helpful to you and so many others.
You want to set a goal that is big enough that in the process of achieveing it you become someone worth becoming.
Too late, I found you can't wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.
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