Celebrity Parade With Jeanne Wolf
Chan, Bell and Downey live the high life on set and try to stay grounded off.
Apr. 18, 2008 — -- Jackie Chan
"Forbidden Kingdom" brings you kung fu with the stars. For the first time, the masters of big screen kicking and punching - Jackie Chan and Jet Li - face off. And it was a love fest, even during the fight scenes. Jackie tells Parade, "Jet and I just went at it. We moved so fast, the director said he was afraid he'd have to re-shoot in slow motion." Which martial artist was the best? Jackie just smiles.
Chan admits that in spite of his world-wide success, he's still not exactly a famous face in Hollywood. "I have a lot of money," he says. "I go to the watch company, and I buy seven diamond watches, all cash. I buy a Porsche and a Ferrari in one day. I buy everything. I'm the king. I come to America, and this reporter asks me, 'What's your name?' "Jackie Chan." 'Jackie who?' "Jackie Chan." 'Oh, that's like Bruce Lee?'"
Even though he's been injured many times doing stunts, Chan probably won't stop taking chances in every film he does. "I just ask myself, when I stop - I don't know," he says. "Maybe I get another broken leg and then stop for six months. Then I think I totally will rest. But, I forget how old I am. I still am moving around. I have to teach people how to fight. And I'm moving around. I think that's what makes me young."
Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell is a hoot as a spoiled diva in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Kristen coldly dumps her boyfriend in the romantic comedy. In real life, she's gone through it herself. Kristen told Parade, "Anybody, who claims they've never been dumped, is lying." The tough scenes for Bell were the ones that are both sexy and silly. She says, "It was nerve wracking because I knew eventually my dad would be watching the movie."
As for playing a diva, Bell insists it wasn't type-casting. "I think that we played a lot with the stereotypes of an actress or an actor, truth be told," she says. "It's such a vanity driven profession that you can't deny that you get a little delusional about your place in the world. It's hard to keep your head screwed on straight. Even just me being an actress, I'll attest to that. People want to bring you lunch. And you forget, I can get my own lunch. And I can and I will because I'm independent."
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