Chan is one of those rare actions stars who appears bigger in real life than in his films. He is by no means a giant; at 5-foot-9, his own bay area press agent towers over him. At one point in the interview he complains that his 158 pounds is more than he likes to carry around.
-- Stanford Daily, 1996
What's your bodyweight right now?
72 kilos [158 pounds].
And how tall are you, approximately?
Five-ten-and-a-half.
-- Jackie Chan (Ch'eng Lung), 1999
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