United Kingdom, Aug. 11 -- Jackie Chan is "scared" of stunts and fears he will die on set.

The 71-year-old movie star - who started his career as a stuntman before turning to acting - has admitted he always gets nervous before filming a big scene and regularly worries that he will meet a nasty end if an ambitious action sequence goes wrong.

During an appearance at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, he explained: "I'm no Superman. I am scared. Before a stunt, I go: 'Am I going to die this time?'"

Chan went on to insist he's still capable of doing his own martial arts scenes now he's in his 70s and he always wants to make his movies the best they can be.

He said: "The audience doesn't know about the rain or the producer, or that ...