Jackie Chan is a myth.

The action star's life is very short. Back in Asia, I can do whatever I want to do. I'm the producer, I'm the director, I can do so many things, but in Hollywood any time I present a script they say: "No, no, no, Rush Hour 3, Rush Hour 4."

In America there's no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.

In my view, Zhang Lanxin is one of our best female martial artists, and I can't rate her highly enough.

It only hurts when I'm not laughing.

It is totally different making films in the East than in the West. In the East, I make my own Jackie Chan films, and it's like my family. Sometimes I pick up the camera because I choreograph all the fighting scenes, even when I'm not fighting. I don't have my own chair. I just sit on the set with everybody.

The authorities should stipulate what issues people can protest over and on what issues it is not allowed.