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••If you work with a jackhammer during an earthquake, stop, otherwise you are working for nothing.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: October 18
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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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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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When I go on location, we have a schedule. And when you have a schedule, you know when you're not working, so I train very well on location. But I also train three or four times a week at home, but today I train differently than before.
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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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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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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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In the past, I was working out too heavy.
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I am the Fred Astaire of karate.
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But on average, I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today, I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create serenity and I produce oxygen in my blood. It helps me to think better and relax. By training, you accentuate the problem.
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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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It's time for me to do things I like so I will be happy, my wife will be happy, my friends will be happy. I just want to do something I'm proud of. It's time for me to change. I could sign with a company for 10 movies and I'm the king of video and so what?
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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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In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.
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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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When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.
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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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