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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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Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 18
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I really am a guy who can be black and white. I don't understand, too much, the gray. And truly I can go from one type of character to another type of character.
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You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.
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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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In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.
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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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I'm fast, why? Because I eat vegetables.
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I'm a big traveler these days. I was in Hong Kong. I live there. I was just in Belgium with my parents and now I'm on my way to North America. You will find me all over.
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When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.
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Air is beautiful, yet you cannot see it. It's soft, yet you cannot touch it. Air is a little like my brain.
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My last fight was more than 20 years ago. I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover. If somebody's going to speak bad about me, I will walk away. But if a guy like Steven Seagal slaps me once, I will slap him twice as hard. Life is full of violence.
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Take your big stick, and your boyfriend, and go find a bus to catch.
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What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.
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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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What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts.
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Everybody understands a slap in the face. In Japan, Belgium, or America, a punch is a punch. Comedy will be different in Europe or America or Japan, so my movies are very international.
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I love challenges. If you don't have any and can do whatever you want, then it's probably time to die.
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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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Obviously I've taken drugs.
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I love karate, it's like a bible to me. But deep inside I'm so I mean, I'm so sensitive.
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You have to believe what you say, and if you believe what you are saying, then acting is easy.
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