Van Damme Quotes

• I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.

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  Georges St-Pierre

  Growing Up   Artist   Fans  

  "Georges St-Pierre On Training". Interview with Johnny Testa, www.askmen.com. April 29, 2011.

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• I think the action movies in the 80s and 90s were different. It was a testosterone age. Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Sylvester Stallone - they fuelled my childhood. But now I don't think I'd like to do just action, I don't enjoy that.

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  Channing Tatum

  Thinking   80s And 90s   Childhood  

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• I'm not a movie star. I'm a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi's. I go on vacation, and everywhere I go, people love me for my name, not for my movies.

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  Jean-Claude Van Damme

  Stars   Vacation   Names  

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. March 10, 2008.

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• As a kid, I was heavily into martial arts and wanted to be the next Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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  Chris Daughtry

  Art   Kids   Next  

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm as good as Jean-Claude Van Damme when it comes to martial arts. Sounding a little cocky aren't I

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  Talisa Soto

  Art   Cocky   Littles  

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• The action heroes were very cool as a kid. You would compare yourself with them - Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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  Sergei Polunin

  Hero   Kids   Action  

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I was an 80's/90's baby so you went to the movie theater every weekend and there was one on, whether it was Stallone, Van Damme, Seagal or Schwarzenegger himself.

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  Channing Tatum

  Baby   Weekend   Schwarzenegger  

  Source: collider.com

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• In the film industry, we tend to pick up where others have left off, and Id like to think the influences I picked up from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme are visible in my work.

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  Scott Adkins

  Thinking   Influence   Film  

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• At the very last moment, just before its lips claimed hers, its grip on her face relaxed slightly and she did the only thing she could think of: She head-butted it. Snapped her head back, then forward again, and bashed it square in the face as hard as she could. So hard, in fact, that it made her woozy and gave her an instant migraine, making her wonder how Jean-Claude Van Damme always managed to coolly continue fighting after such a stunt. Obviously, movies lied.

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  Karen Marie Moning

  Fighting   Thinking   Squares  

  Karen Marie Moning (2012). “The Highlander Series 7-Book Bundle”, p.1297, Dell

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• I liked actions movies. Jean-Claude Van Damme was a major influence on me at that point in my life.

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  Seth Rogen

  Action   Influence   Vans  

  "Seth Rogen, Not Such A Loser In Real Life". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 2, 2009.

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