Become the Dragon
Jackie Chan: Let's talk, let's talk. Jackie! Jackie! I love you too. Thank you. Thank you.
Welcome to the wheel. Host: Thank you Jackie. Jackie Chan: Thank you. Host: Is seeing the audience full of, people in the theater, obviously this kind of, adoration and respect is all around the world for you.
But I think Australia will have to say they got a lead on the, in, on the rest of the world, because they claim you as their own. Jackie Chan: So welcome Thank you. Host: To Australia. Let's, let's go to, the business side of things.
You have been making films all around the world, but also in Australia, and can you share with us, this time back, is it different to your previous, times? I think you made films in Melbourne, Brisbane, but you know, in Sydney, do you what do you love most about coming back to Australia, but what is your experience differently to other times? Jackie Chan: It's, it's big different.
When I come to Australia when I was 17, that's, I think, the whole country about, like, 30 million people, that's all. I was in Canberra. And was very few people, you know?
You know, the the country's so big and so little city. We're from Hong Kong, you know, Hong Kong, just, yeah, tiny, small, and 7 million people. Wherever you go, there's people.
In Canberra, 5:00, 5:00 o'clock, I walk on the street, nobody. Really. And I just remember, a lot of memory, really, the, we don't have a opera house yet at that time. And suppose I'm going back to Australia for Canberra for visit my parents, and it's a holiday.
Somehow I cannot stay anymore. I try to training, but at that time, you know, 28, bell jeans. And tie shirt
With, Then jogging on the street, because I don't, I didn't bring any training suit. So yeah, jogging, then the car stop, "Are you okay?" And that time my English not that good.
I just, "" There's they really very nice people. "You want a ride?
You know." "exercise." "Oh, okay." They go away. Then I then a car.
They keep on stop. They thought I'm missing the road, you know. Then somehow, that's how I feel in Canberra.
When I come to Sydney, there's not like today, so many big building then. And that time, I feel like, Australia is a part of my home. So whenever I have a chance, then the first movie I make is, Mr. Nice Guy.
Whoo. Yeah. Is it Mr. Nice Guy? Yes. I think Mr. Nice Guy. Then we worked there for, like, four months.
Then after, I going back. I get a very good experience. Then I just tell my whole crew, "The next movie is, First Drive."
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