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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 angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!"

"I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents."

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"My parents were in short street, so they had to go abroad to economize."

"I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in."

"I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set."

"And my parents' separation was tricky. But my mum had always been really honest with me, and treated me like an adult even when I was really young, so I knew they hadn't been getting on."
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"A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman."

"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."

"I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way."

"I don't want to be an action star, an action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer."

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

"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."

"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?'."
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