Jackie Chan: I was bullied at school
By Alexandra Heilbron on June 15, 2010 | 11 Comments
Jackie Chan was bullied when he was a child because he was “too scared” to stand up for himself. The 56-year-old actor has starred in dozens of martial arts movies and is famed for his combat skills. When he was younger, Jackie admits he wasn’t so brave, and was often picked on by the other children at his school. Jackie only learned to defend himself after he stood up for another child. “I was bullied quite a lot when I was growing up in my Peking Opera School,” he explained. “I allowed myself to be bullied because I was scared and didn’t know how to defend myself. I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied. By standing up for him, I learned to stand up for myself.” Jackie is currently promoting his new film The Karate Kid, a re-imagining of the 1984 classic of the same name. The movie stars 11-year-old son Jaden Smith, and Jackie was careful to impart some his wisdom on the boy during filming. “On the set, I showed him how he could make his moves stronger and more powerful,” Jackie explained to Total Film magazine. “I shared many stories of hardship from my life with him. I constantly reminded him that he should always appreciate all that he has because so many in China have so little.”
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There you go, blaming bad movies on childhood trauma. Try therapy, that’s what I need after watching another mindless choreographed Kung Fu movie.
I know these movies have a large fan base and taste is a personnal thing but I rgew out of those movies a lonnnng time ago.
Weren’t we all?
I LOVE Jackie Chan!
Germain on June 15, 2010 2:34 PM where is he “blaming bad movies on childhood trauma”?
tg, i loved and watched most of his movies when i was younger, i havent been much into movies lately (and when i was it wasnt into jackies kind) but i do think he is good at what he does.
tg, i loved and watched most of his movies when i was younger, i havent been much into movies lately (and when i was it wasnt into jackies kind) but i do think he is good at what he does.
sorry to post twice, it said it didnt go through and then i realized what Germain on June 15, 2010 2:34 PM meant aha. ive been up since 430am (its 11pm now) and i spent half the day working on my sociology work 😛 so needless to say, my mind is sleepy. i dont think his movies are bad, germain and if they are i dont think childhood bullying had anything to do with it 😛
Jackie Chan is a great character.
His comedic martial arts films gave light to the arts for the children to appreciate it in a good way.
i love you so much forewer jackie and happybirthday ♥
i love you chan so funny
i think you guys shuld go r/dankmemes on reddit
unless you are a normie