Quotes by Jet Li

“Failure is a fuel for excuses.”

“I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now... and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a fil...”

“Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.”

“I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.”

“I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.”

“In the States, you can buy Chinese food. In Beijing you can buy hamburger. It's very close. Now I feel the world become a big family, like a really big family. You have many neighbors. Not like bef...”

“My wife is the boss at home, and my daughters are the bosses. I am just the worker. We are a very warm family and very happy.”

“I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad.”

“While films are a very visual and emotional artistic medium, video games take it one step further into the realm of a unique personal experience.”

“Watching movies in the U.S. is great fun because they get every joke, they smile, they laugh so much; it's a great feeling.”

“I think the most important is when I was young, I learnt martial arts, that is my special key. I can use my unique martial arts in the film. But after a few years, I really want to do something dif...”

“I am a Buddhist and sometimes I feel bad about children...when they see me walking on the street, they will shout 'Jet Li' [to do a few fighting actions]. In the beginning of course I was happy to ...”

“I spend a lot of time with my family. Because I think it's part of my life. I think the time...long or short is not the most important. I think the most important is the quality time...quality time...”

“In my personal life I'm a very traditional Chinese person, and when you promise a girl something you need to do it. Also, in a lot of Asian audiences, and probably American too, the man wants to se...”

“I think you really need to understand American culture, because everybody you meet says very nice things to you - you are great, you are brilliant, you?re amazing - I want to know is this true, or ...”

“My biggest lesson from the Sichuan earthquake rescue is that grassroots NGOs can help the government in its blind spots. Government relief is not always detail-oriented. Grassroots NGOs can’t be as...”

“I should do something for Africa...I will go to Africa again, and want to see African entrepreneurs get not only the financial award, but also advice from successful predecessors. That can be even ...”

“When I think about ancient China or the ancient world, I wonder why people want to become king. For my personal taste, I like freedom.”

“Speaking English dialogue is not easy for me. I am too lazy to learn English or speak any foreign language, so I am very grateful to my dialogue coach for helping me a lot.”