God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple.

Everybody understands a slap in the face. In Japan, Belgium, or America, a punch is a punch. Comedy will be different in Europe or America or Japan, so my movies are very international.

I don't have a bad relationship. I'm 48 years old. I think life is too short for that. To me, life is... you open the shutters, you see the dogs outside, you look left, you look right, in, what, a second and a half? And that's a life.

Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further.

If you phone a psychic and she doesn't answer the phone before it rings, hang up.

I'm not a movie star. I'm a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi's. I go on vacation, and everywhere I go, people love me for my name, not for my movies.

Air is beautiful, yet you cannot see it. It's soft, yet you cannot touch it. Air is a little like my brain.