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"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."
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"My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing."

"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."

"My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do."

"I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older."

"Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on."

"I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents."

"I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself."
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"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?'."

"Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality."

"A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman."

"The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act."

"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."

"The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am."

"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."
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