I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.

On 22 June 2009 he left Los Angeles to begin filming The Karate Kid a remake of the 1984 original in Beijing. Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong appearing in public service announcements.

He is one of the few actors to have performed all of his film stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.