What Jackie Chan really said 成龙

English full translation from:
http://cfensi.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/epic-post-3-what-jackie-chan-was-reall...

1.this was in response to a question about film regulation in China.
2. remember that in Jackie Chan's perspective, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore = ethnically mostly Chinese, so it has nothing with racism.

JC: Actually, China has been constantly changing since the ten years I've been here. The freedom is much greater, and don't forget that we've only been a "country" for 60 years. Among large countries, we're really a small country. We have 5000 years of history, but our new country is only 60-years-old, which is hard to compare with many other countries.

In these ten years -I grew up in Hong Kong- I slowly felt, I don't know how much freedom we should have. Too much freedom and we'll be like Hong Kong right now, very messy. Or become like Taiwan, also very messy. I slowly feel like we Chinese needs to control [note that he says "yao guan/should control," not "yao bei guan/should be controlled"]

If we don't control things, we'll do things as we wish. Why can't I eat gum in Singapore? You would think that not being allowed to eat gum is correct. If I give you gum, some people might take the gum and stick it on tables, put it on chairs without self-respect. Some people can't respect themselves like many do in the US and Japan. When you're disrespecting yourself, we'll take care of you.If I give you complete freedom, let you do what you want, but now, many people wrongly use their freedoms, artistic freedom, human rights.

Since I've returned, the movie screening process has been much better. I believe that ten years later, it'll be even better. I think China- I can't represent China, but I feel that our country has been continuously learning, continuously learning from the outside. We have so many conferences and [unclear], it's all to learn more. I believe China will be better and better.

[here's another question from a reporter that I can't find]

JC: I want to say that in Hong Kong, I was in the film industry, and it really was chaotic. They'll have a story today, film tomorrow, and finish production the day after. So many terrible films that you can't even finish. Why would Hong Kong let such films be shown even when they are so terrible? Every country has their own regulations. In the US, if I ignore the red lights the police will catch me. You have to follow that country's laws. In Vietnam, you have to follow Vietnam's laws. In Singapore, you have to follow Singapore's laws. In China, you might litter, but if you do that in Singapore, you'll go to jail. So if you're coming to China to film movies, you have to follow Chinese regulations. That's the rule of the game.

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[DrewEl2]

What a fucking douche...way to go jackie chan...freedom allowed you to reach stardom, why the fuck would you reside in the U.S.

[lightronger]

way to go for not watching this video or not understanding Chinese, and not reading the description. Jackie Chan said nothing against freedom. He gave a response about the necessity of FILM REGULATIONS in China and people took things out of context.

[darksideofthenation]

@lightronger

he said people in Hong Kong need to be controlled, excuse me

the people control the government, you douche.

[lightronger]

@darksideofthenation

Jackie Chan used HK films as an example for lack of control in films.

Also, Jackie Chan is from Hong Kong, born and raised under the British flag...it's not like he was indoctrinated with communist propaganda or something...

[SofhiaX]

''Many people wrongly use their freedoms, artistic freedom, human rights.''

This is so true!

[incorrectpolitically]

Indeed, Chinese needs rule of law, which is what Jackie really want.

[lilkuo]

freedom my cheese burger extra large with fries and ketchups...

[biggiesmellsgood]

the thing with the gum was random....

[elishamahoneyx]

in my opinion, there's nothing wrong with this?

he's entitled to an opinion, and he was just saying what other people were thinking...

[StealthTalons]

@xiaolintraditional90 Dude what you mean by we cant talk about the abuse of government? There is tons of websites where Chinese people (my parents included) would often criticize or poke fun at Chinese politicians or government. We don't hold public rallies or demonstrations in front of our "White House" but we have other means of protesting. We might not directly protest our government in films, but we have tons of allegories.

[aZndushi]

lmfao some ppl are so stupid to not read the description xDD and just say bad things about jackie without considering his feelings (or understanding what he saus and not reading the description)and why he would say weird things liek that

[FIIRE]

good speech jackie .

[AhBen567]

@DrewEl2 He was already a big star before he came to the US.

[Ch1neseDrag0n]

I don't care if Jackie was talking about politics and society in general (as oppose to the "just the film industry" discussion). In fact, I commend and praise him for that. What he says is true.

Democracy, in a liberal activist sense (pot smokers), doesn't work, especially for a country with a large population. The "system of absolute freedom" isn't even existent in any country, even among democracies.