Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar (box set)

“So the first thing that I saw earlier and I can’t miss is Jackie Chan, because I grew up watching Jackie Chan, and then I got to do a movie with him, which threw me into a tizzy. And I asked him to teach me a bunch of stunts, but he would not let me. He said that he shouldn’t teach me stunts because he broke every bone in his body. So then I sneakily asked his team to teach me some stuff. They did a little bit, but I think they all have some kind of rule that they don’t want people to break their bones, I don’t know. I’m okay with it now that decades have passed and I’m like, “Okay, I don’t need to break a bone.” So I’m going to put this in. Jackie is… is iconic, and he’s still going. Okay. Moving on.”

“Jackie Chan. Wow. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, Spiritual Kung Fu, The Fearless Hyena, My Lucky Stars. Great movie. Jackie Chan’s the best. Funniest living human being, Jackie Chan. Hands down.”

“Jackie Chan box set, you know what I'm saying? Because he also has a language of physicality. First film I ever saw was Rumble in the Bronx. In fact, my dad took me. And I remember my father, like his... He was making all kinds of noises in the movie theater, he was going crazy. And I knew I was seeing something different. The way he opened up that fridge and beat people up with a fridge, refrigerator. Just... Stunt extraordinaire. And I think underrated performer, actually, an actor. Period.”

“Since we’re talking about Jackie, the Criterion Collection has this. These are his early films. It’s called Emergence of a Superstar. It has six films. If you ever wonder about the connection between Buster Keaton and Jackie Chan, watching these movies will show it to you. Set pieces one after another after another. Clever as can be. Physical comedy. Brilliant.”

“Jackie Chan’s the most talented living human being on the earth. He can do martial arts comedically and he’s, like, a multi-platinum-record-selling singer. And I’m glad you guys got this, I’m excited to see his early stuff. He’s a ledge.”