Bruce Lee Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

7^th November 2014

Fact: Tragic actor James Dean's autograph has beaten out Bruce Lee's signature in a new list of the world's most valuable scribbles. The late Rebel Without A Cause star's signature can fetch as much as $27,000 (£18,000), according to a survey by memorabilia website Paul Fraser Collectibles, while martial arts hero Lee's autograph can command $16,500 (£11,000).

10^th February 2010

Fact: BRUCE LEE's daughter SHANNON will unveil her father's waxwork likeness at Hollywood's Madame Tussauds museum on Thursday (11Feb10). The wax statue cost $300,000 (£187,500) to make and will mark the start of the Chinese New Year, which begins this weekend (13-14Feb10).

7^th October 2008

Fact: Martial arts movie legend Bruce Lee is to be honoured in China with the broadcast of a $7.3 million (GBP4 million), 50-part primetime TV series about his life - 35 years after he died.

14^th August 2008

Quote: "It reminds me of when Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee attended the same high school in Seattle. You wanted to believe they hung out together." Actor Nicolas Cage didn't befriend his famous high school classmates Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer and Slash.

11^th June 2008

Quote: "I love Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Those two are the giant heroes in my house. If JACKIE CHAN walked in, my kids would drop to their knees!" Angelina Jolie's family love martial arts films.

14^th August 2007

Fact: Movie bosses are planning a remake of Bruce Lee's 1973 classic martial arts movie Enter the Dragon, to be directed by The Shield's executive producer KURT SUTTER.

30^th November 2005

Quote: <p>"Before performing, I watch really bad king fu movies. I'm not talking Bruce Lee here - I'm talking about really bad ones, like seven vampires versus a load of monks. They're really horrible - I've got thousands of them." Alice Cooper on his pre-gig preparation. </p>