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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme[a] and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films. The most successful of these films include Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), Street Fighter (1994), Timecop (1994), Sudden Death (1995), JCVD (2008) and The Expendables 2 (2012).

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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.

America, Days, Live, Parent, Parents, Way

I'm lucky, because I started action movies at the age of 25. Now I'm 47, and I'm still kicking like a mule, and I'm as flexible as before.

Action, Age, Kicking, Like, Lucky

Take your big stick, and your boyfriend, and go find a bus to catch.

Big, Bigs, Stick, Sticks, Take, Your Boyfriend

My time of martial arts was traditional.

Art, Arts, Martial Arts, My Time, Time, Traditional

In the past, I was working out too heavy.

Heavy, Past, Work Out, Working

I'm not complaining about doing 20-hour days. It's a joy to be able to work on yet another film.

Able, Complaining, Days, Film, Joy

It looks good when you see someone kicking at the age of 51 with no double. It's kinda cool for people to know that past 50 we can keep flexible.

Kicking, Kicking It, Know, Past, People, See

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.

Accentuate, Average, Listening, Needs, Oxygen, Thinking

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.

Became, Famous, Real, Shells, Star, Stars

I love challenges. If you don't have any and can do whatever you want. Then it's probably time to die.

Can Do, Challenges, Probably, Time, Want

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

Earthquakes, Ifs, Jackhammer, Nothing, Stop, Working

If you phone a psychic and she doesn't answer the phone before it rings, hang up.

Answer, Answers, Phone, Phones, Psychic, Psychics

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.

Fighting, Full, Guy, Seagal, Walk, Years

God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple.

Beauty, Body, God, Take, Temples

When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.

Believed, Character, Empty, Film

What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts.

Action, Cutting, Fast, Guy, Hero, Movie

I am the Fred Astaire of karate.

Astaire, Explanation, Fred, Karate

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?

Change, Kings, Sign, Time, Video, Wife

My body looks like 30 but my face looks like 50. But I cannot walk bare-chested in the streets. I like to do these movies to challenge myself physically.

Body, Challenges, Face, Looks, Streets, Walk

In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.

Act, Action, Drama, Film, Funny

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