Jean-Claude Van Damme Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
-
In my district, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle approximately 44 percent of all of the goods delivered to American shores, yet they are in constant need of revenue for facilities, improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges and rails.
-
Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
-
When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
-
I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
-
I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
-
I prefer to believe it's my responsibility if a film of mine works or doesn't work.
-
As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
-
I've met people who will go to a movie that I can't stand and they say that they saw that movie ten times. There's something they like and identified in that movie, and I don't see it.
-
Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
-
American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
-
People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
-
The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.
-
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
-
Just because you're selling out shows doesn't mean you deserve better treatment than the person next door.
-
Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
-
I have a box of things from Becca, my high school girlfriend, and Vanessa; and each one of them was love. I have the notes, the valentines, 20 mixed tapes, all of it. It's important to keep that stuff.
-
The music of the Clovers and Spaniels and the rest was like candy to me. I couldn't get enough; my teachers probably thought I had attention deficit disorder.
-
My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
-
When I first filmed things, they were always slightly awkward.
-
There's always a Justin Bieber. Ever since I've been around, there's always been one of him.
-
I am attracted to arguments that have a certain plausible originality to them.
-
I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater.
-
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.
