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

Life is short. I'm years old. I've got years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've made a ton of movies in my life, but so what?

According to statistics, one person out of five is disturbed. If there are four people around you who seem normal, that's not good.

••If you work with a jackhammer during an earthquake, stop, otherwise you are working for nothing.

All I wanted to do was to become famous, but then I found out that it was nothing special.

I am the Fred Astaire of karate.

I don't want to be buried in the ground, rotting, with all those worms. What I would love is to have my body dropped where you have those big icebergs and the water is so cold and pure, to be eaten by a polar bear or a seal or an otter.