Jackie Chan has been performing stunts most of his career, starting off doubling for other actors in movies such as Fist Of Fury, 40+ years later, he is now 59 and still performing dangerous stunts and he says he still wants to perform them.
“I almost died so many times,” Chan says. “Each day, my body tells me I'm very, very lucky.
“I have scars on my legs and arms. So many broken bones. I fractured my scalp making a movie.”
This came has his latest movie “Chinese Zodiac” hits American cinemas this weekend, the movie has had some good and bad reviews, to me, the movie wasn't the best but the fights and stunts were a great watch. Can you name anyone else at nearly the age of 60, who can still perform at the level of Jackie Chan? i very much doubt it.
“All the time, I say to myself, ‘Jackie, you should stop.' Then my body heals. I recover and want to do it again. On my last movie, I almost cracked my back. After I recovered, I actually did say, ‘No more big action movies.' It broke in the press that I said no more action movies. That was untrue. I said big action movies. And what is the definition of big? I can still kick and punch and roll over a table, Piece of cake.”
Q: In “CZ12,” you're standing on an active volcano. Are you nuts?
A: I do land on top of an active volcano. It's exciting. How many people come close to a volcano? There were little explosions and everyone was yelling, “Jackie, go away. Run!” Rocks were falling on me. I wanted to look like a hero. Rocks were landing on my head. People were going, “Wow, Jackie is tough.”
Q: And how old are you now … 35?
A: (He blows kisses). I'm going to be 60. I'm very lucky I'm still alive and can still make movies. I want to make the world audience laugh. It's great to have fans come up and say, “Thank you for all of the movies.” I thank everyone around the world who has supported my movies and makes me want to risk it all.
Q: Was it important to you to do a family movie like “CZ12” with a good message?
A: I love family movies with no real violence, but the bad guy goes down. There is a nice message of not being a coward. I want to also teach young people that one person can make a difference. I read a story of 10 girls beating up on one girl. Those 10 girls are cowards.
Q: Were you ever bullied as kid?
A: Yes and no. The big guy always bullies you. That's why when young students come to train with me, I always protect them. Why can't we all just respect each other?
Q: What's going on with another “Rush Hour?”
A: Chris is my buddy. In fact, we have a meeting in two days. We're thinking about doing something new together and not necessarily always a “Rush Hour.” We have two ideas right now that we're going to start talking about to start next year.
source:suntimes.com
im a gymnast and have done a little training in aikido and boy,you really appreciate the skill of these guys i often put it on slow so i can clearly see their moves i would agree with you on your top performers. love the 3 dragons, plus1
Love this guy. :)