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?'.
Interpretation
This quote reflects Jackie Chan's struggles and feelings of humiliation during his early career in Hollywood due to language barriers and lack of recognition.
Jackie Chan shares a personal experience from his early days in Hollywood, where he faced significant challenges, including language difficulties and a lack of recognition, which made him feel degraded and marginalized. He likens this experience to that of a dog, highlighting the sense of being looked down upon and the struggle for acceptance in a foreign environment. This quote underscores the journey of overcoming adversity and gaining respect through perseverance.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming obstacles in your career.
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.
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
You know, you want to win and you want a ring. But when you win and you get the ring, you never really wear it.
It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
Just because you started your careers in a certain role, let's say hardware engineering, does not mean you'll end your careers in hardware.
What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.
There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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