For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.
A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.
A good choreographer is one that's going to collaborate, teach, guide - everything. The wonderful thing on 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' was that we had Philip Kwok - he choreographed John Woo's 'Hard Boiled,' and in the '70s, he was a martial arts actor, stunt man, fighter, choreographer in Hong Kong.
Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right.
I wish I could be behind the wheel for every stunt.
Being a part of the action is just incredible. I loved doing stunt stuff. I loved learning to ride.
Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.
I do most of my own stunts because the stunt guys show me how.
Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
I don't do my own stunts, but I do my own fighting. I don't consider fighting to be a stunt.