Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.

Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again.

Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.

Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

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.

Even during the promotion I told people that I didn't like Rush Hour. The jokes I didn't understand and the fighting, compared to my Hong Kong films was terrible. A lot of people didn't like it. But mostly people did like it, they really liked it. Rush Hour really brought me to the American family audience.