Jackie Chan, 71, reveals when he’ll retire and what he’ll keep doing until then

Movie Icon, Jackie Chan recently revealed when he plans to retire from his decades-long acting career. The Rush Hour star opened up on Tuesday, May 6, during a new interview with Haute Living about his upcoming movie, Karate Kid: Legends.  Despite being 71 years old and following concerns about his health, the legendary martial artist revealed that he still performs his own stunts and always will. Of course, I always do my own stunts. Its who I am, he insisted. Thats not changing until the day I retire, which is never! When youve done it for 64 years straight, theres no physical preparation anymore, Chan continued. Everything is in your heart and soul; it is muscle memory.  Elsewhere in the interview, the Armour of God actor detailed how far action sequences have come since 1962, when he first started in the biz. In the old days, the only way was to be there and jump; thats it, Chan explained. Today, with computers, actors can do anything, but theres always a sense of reality that you feel is missing.  He also called the technological advancements a double-edged sword. On one hand, actors become more and more capable of doing impossible stunts with the help of technology, Chan said, and yet, on the other hand, the concept of danger and limit gets blurred and the audience is numb.  However, the Rumble in the Bronx star admitted that performing ones own stunts is dangerous. But Im not encouraging anybody to risk their lives to do the stunts like I did, Chan said, It truly is too dangerous.  Chans acting career kicked off with the Cantonese film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar when he appeared as an extra at age 8. The post Jackie Chan, 71, reveals when hell retireand what hell keep doing until then appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.