Jackie Chan's deadly role

29-06-2008 07:14

Jackie Chan once feared he had killed someone in a fight.The martial arts expert was convinced he'd murdered someone after a brawl which occurred when he was just 17.Jackie, now 54, said: "When I was 17 or 18 I was on the street fighting with three friends and we fought seven people. We beat them all up and then we ran away. After the fight, I was hiding and shaking and I was scared. "The police car is coming, the ambulance is coming, then I thought, 'Did I kill somebody?' Then, the next day, I looked in the newspaper to see if I had. But in the old days news was not that quick, so I couldn't tell."Jackie also revealed he enjoyed making movies more when studio bosses allowed him to do perform all his own stunts.The 'Rush Hour' star - who holds the Guinness World Record for 'Most Stunts By A Living Actor' - added to Maxim magazine: "When we were making films in Hong Kong, we had no money, we didn't have protection. I have to risk my life jumping from building to building. Roll camera, jump, cut and then later on - hospital!"Today you can't do this because Hollywood has protection. I look back at the old films and even though I got hurt, I'm glad I did it. I chose to do things my own way. It's Jackie Chan's style, risk my life and never give up."