Comedy action star Jackie Chan said last Friday he does not want to promote sex and violence in his movies because he wants to be a role model for children. 　　

 

"I have a lot of action but no violence. I have a lot of comedy but it's not dirty comedy," the kung-fu star told reporters during a one-day visit to Manila, where he signed a franchise agreement for his coffee shop chain Jackie Chan's Java Coffee.

 

He also said he doesn't want profanity in his dialogue and had to persuade his Rush Hour director to remove swear words from the script. 　　

 

"I never say (the) 'F' word," said Chan, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. "I have to be very careful because I'm a role model for many children." 　

 

A statement issued by Chan's group said his company was in discussion with investors to set up coffee shops in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, following the opening of the company's first franchise near Manila. 　　

 

"I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers. My movies are one of them, songs — another one is coffee. Coffee is a language in itself," he said. 　　

 

Chan said a portion of profits from his businesses — a clothing label, fitness clubs, restaurants, cookies and now coffee — goes to charity. 　　

 

As a poor boy attending a Beijing opera school, he recalled receiving food, clothing and other gifts from the Red Cross and a priest, who asked him to help less fortunate children when he grew up.

 

(Shenzhen Daily August 8, 2006)