Jean-Claude Van Damme Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Jean: Perhaps I shouldn't repeat this conversation.

Jean-Claude: Street Fighter was corny to me. But there were nice things. I got to see the land of Australia and had a mini-affair with Kylie Minogue. If you ever see her, say hello for me to Kylie.

Jean-Claude: I admit I do have a very nice butt. Some say my career was built on it!

Jean-Claude: love karate, it's like a bible to me. But deep inside I'm so I mean, I'm so sensitive.

Jean: 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.

Jean: I've got a talent to act. No matter what any newspapers say about me I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on earth.

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

Trivia

He can lift 166 kg on a bench.

Jean's first big movie role was a cameo as a dancer at the skate park in Breakin.

Jean has a son -Kristopher, born in 1987 and a daughter -Bianca, born in 1990 with Gladys Portugues. Jean also has a son named Nicholas born in 1995 with Darcy La Pier.

Jean has his own production company called Long Road Production.

Before Jean obtained stardom he opened a gym named “California Fitness Center".

Jean studied ballet for five years.

Jean was sued in 1989 for willfully gouging out the eye of an extra in a swordfight in the film “Cyborg”.

Jean's trademark is his 360-degree leaping and super flying karate kicks.

Jean married Darcy LaPier on February 3, 1994 but they divorced in November of 1997. They had one child together.

Jean first married Maria Rodriguez in 1978 they divorced in 1984.

Jean's parents are Eugene and Eliana Van Vanrenberg.

Jean was involved in Kickboxing before he hit the big screen. He faught under the name of "Jean-Claude Vandenberg". Jean was a middleweight fighter and won a championship in 1980 in Europe.

Jean was born Jean-Claude Camille Fran?ois Van Varenberg but shortened his name to Jean-Claude Van Damme for acting purposes.

Jean is filming a movie now titled “The Hard Corps” where Jean plays the character of "Phillip Sauvage" to be released in 2006.

Jean had a movie to be released in 2007 titled “Kumite” his character will be “Vic ‘The Cajun’ Latour".