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I'm not a movie star. I'm a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi's. I go on vacation, and everywhere I go, people love me for my name, not for my movies.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 18
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I like structure - like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you'll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you'll have it. By doing this I'm giving a structure of life, a path of light, and showing what happens between me and me, which is something very beautiful.
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What I promise to my actors, and to my director, is to give them the salary and everything they need.
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I came to America with a dream and I made it. The dream became reality. America is built for success.
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If you phone a psychic and she doesn't answer the phone before it rings, hang up.
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I don't want to be buried in the ground, rotting, with all those worms. What I would love is to have my body dropped where you have those big icebergs and the water is so cold and pure, to be eaten by a polar bear or a seal or an otter.
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When I was 24, I was full of life. I was that ham who wanted to be famous, a movie star, all that stuff. I think it's cool. But it was not what I was searching for, really. It was more a delusion.
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Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.
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I've had my ups and downs. My fair share of bumpy roads and heavy winds. That's what made me what I am today.
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My body looks like 30 but my face looks like 50. But I cannot walk bare-chested in the streets. I like to do these movies to challenge myself physically.
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You know, I looked at my face in the mirror this morning, and I like being old. My face has more content and when I train in the gym now, I am not training to be strong or handsome - just better than I was yesterday. These days the race is just against myself.
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If a product is more expensive than another one and more sustainable in ecology, consumers will not buy it. We're in a very sharp competitive market.
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In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.
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A man may have the best of wealth, cars and fame. But there is nothing more precious in life that he will get than a woman's heart.
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