Jet Li Quotes & Sayings

I wish heroes didn't exist. Whenever we need a hero, it's because there's a problem that needs to be solved; it's because two groups of people, or two countries, are hurting one another, so a hero is needed to save us. If everyone were at peace, if everyone were happy, why would we need heroes? The world is better off without heroes. — Jet Li

Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy. — Jet Li

There is no pure success. I am action actor. I have broken almost every piece of my body. — Jet Li

This film 'Hero' talks about the peace of Chinese people. — Jet Li

When I was 8 years old, I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. — Jet Li

A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it. — Jet Li

One cannot choose how one's life begins but one can choose to face the end with courage — Jet Li

Failure is a fuel for excuses. — Jet Li

You can use martial arts to tell a different story. Ang Lee used martial arts in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' to talk about love. — Jet Li

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. — Jet Li

I remember when I was 11, I did some Kung-fu demonstrations in Hong Kong in 1974. — Jet Li

I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life. — Jet Li

My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures. — Jet Li

Everywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate. — Jet Li

I think the most important is when I was young, I learnt martial arts; that is my special key. — Jet Li

I study more of truth and enlightening. I had to go the next level to talk about life. — Jet Li

My manager introduced me to the 'Rise to Honor' team. I was curious about what it took to be involved in video games, a completely new form of entertainment to me. — Jet Li

Love is more powerful than kicking ass. — Jet Li

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. — Jet Li

I think Ang Lee is a very, very talented director. He used martial arts to talk about love and girl, you know ... But Zhang Yimou tried to use martial arts film to talk about Chinese culture, Chinese people. What do they think, what do they want and what do they hope the world will become. — Jet Li

I think all actors want to change. When you do something many times, over and over, you want to do something fresh. But movie is still my business. A lot of action actors want change, but no studio wants to spend money on something that is not guaranteed; not proven. I think it is very difficult. It is hard to change. — Jet Li

I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad. — Jet Li

I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. — Jet Li

I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old. — Jet Li

I can watch CNN on television or the Internet to find out what happened in Hong Kong ten minutes ago. After all, it doesn't matter where something is made, we're all part of the same big family now. — Jet Li

Everything too fast is not good but everything too slow is also not good. You need balance. That's why I like martial arts: it always tells you how to control your body, your mind, your heart. Balance. Balance can keep the world's peace. I think that's a very good thing. — Jet Li

I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China. — Jet Li

I think 'Hero' is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula. — Jet Li

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way. — Jet Li

In my mind, martial arts movies are martial arts movies and action is action. It's quite different, because martial arts doesn't just have physical form; you have a philosophy, internal and external. A lot of it involves your life. How you see the world. An action film I think is just about the movement. I think it's different. — Jet Li

Every President that went to China, I would meet them and have dinner and talk about the past and the future. That was in the '70s. — Jet Li

Even when I use a word in the wrong order in a sentence, I get mad. It's very stressful. — Jet Li

I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child. — Jet Li

In acting you do a lot of research. Audience watch Jet Li because of the fight. They watch other actors because they are funny. If they want funny, they don't want to see Jet Li, they watch the other guy. That's the reality I face, until the one day I can prove I can make film without action that is a fun movie. Then everybody will say Jet Li, hmmm. — Jet Li

Wushu is a move in Chinese, a physical move. An attack. Wushu is like an art. — Jet Li

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 film one time - that would a well brilliant movie! — Jet Li

Learn the way and find your own way. — Jet Li

Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food. — Jet Li

The audience makes the decision of what kind of actor they want to watch. I always have said the real boss is the audience. — Jet Li

Zhang is a friend of mine: he said forget about acting and just do normal things in the movie. — Jet Li

Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun. — Jet Li

But recently I've, the past few years, I'm more focused on meditation. It's not a physical part. It's more mental part, to understand life. — Jet Li

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience. — Jet Li

Working on a film, the setup for an action sequence takes a long time, and we need to shoot the scene many times to get different angles. — Jet Li

I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts. — Jet Li

Zhang Yimou tried to use martial arts to talk about Chinese culture, Chinese people. What do they think, what do they want and what do they hope. — Jet Li

I am so happy because I want more people to like martial arts movie not just martial arts audience. Even martial arts can be used in comedy, in drama, in horror movies, in different kinds of movies. — Jet Li

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 before, two countries are far away. — Jet Li

Tibetan Buddhism, has inspired me and accelerated my understanding of life. — Jet Li

When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family. — Jet Li

I do some of my stunts for the things I have learned. But if it is for something I have never learned, then I use a double. — Jet Li

Zhang Yimou is one of the best directors on mainland China. — Jet Li

Hong Kong film audiences are very quiet. It's their culture. — Jet Li

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. — Jet Li

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself. — Jet Li

People would come to me and say, 'Jet, your Kung Fu is pretty good, do you want to be an action star when you grow up?' At 17, I was given the script and I went to make the movie. — Jet Li

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other. — Jet Li

You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you! — Jet Li

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. — Jet Li

If you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit. — Jet Li

In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something. — Jet Li

Martial arts have two parts. One is external, other internal. The external is physical part. The internal is philosophy of how to be, what kind of person learns martial arts. — Jet Li

I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy. — Jet Li

A mob is a group of persons with heads but no brains. — Jet Li

You need to drop down. Nobody is perfect, nobody is superhero. — Jet Li

When you have a friend you work with for 15 years, you become like brothers. — Jet Li

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat. — Jet Li