Ralph Macchio movie quotes

“The truth is, you have a much richer life if you somehow lead one that you can hold together.”
Ralph Macchio

- Eugene Martone: I'm a blues man.
- Willie Brown: A blues man?
- Willie Brown: Where you from, boy?
- Eugene Martone: Well, I was born in Long Island.
- Willie Brown: Oh, Long Island aw shit, this is rich! Long Island: the famous “breeding ground” for blues men!
Ralph Macchio - Eugene Martone
Joe Seneca - Willie Brown

“Man who works for passion always richer than who works for money.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Lucille: Look at those palm trees. Damn! You know what that means?
- Daniel: Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts.”
Randee Heller - Lucille
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Daniel: If Mr. Miyagi doesn't sell this tree we're looking for, he loses his business. He's broke. His social security can barely cover the expenses on his rowboat. This tree is like money in the bank.
- Jessica: Great. So now we're robbing a bank.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Robyn Lively - Jessica

“- Ververgaert: You don't wet your bed, do you?
- Chooch: No, I generally just piss over the side.”
Harry Teinowitz - Rodney Ververgaert
Ralph Macchio - Chooch

- Eugene Martone: Listen, I know I'm not Robert Johnson, I...
- Willie Brown: No, you ain’t! You ain't even the beginning of a pimple on the "Late Great" Robert Johnson's ass! You might have a little bit of lightning in you, but you're missing everything else.
Ralph Macchio - Eugene Martone
Joe Seneca - Willie Brown

“- Daniel: Hey can you break a log like that?
- Miyagi: Don't know. Never been attacked by tree.”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: [on breaking six slabs of ice] Are you crazy? I'm not going to break through that! That guy was twice my size and he only broke through two! What do you expect me to do?!
- Miyagi: Focus.
- Daniel: And what are you going to do?
- Miyagi: Pray.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There’s still a lot of good in the world.”
Ralph Macchio - Johnny Cade

“Guys like Spielberg and Zemeckis and really anybody who is a storyteller-filmmaker today has studied Hitchcock and the way he visually tells a story. ”
Ralph Macchio On Alfred Hitchcock

“That character, he's become part of popular culture, a relatable underdog that hopefully will continue to entertain generations.”

Ralph Macchio

“- Johnny Cade: I killed him.
- Ponyboy Curtis: I think I'm gonna be sick.
- Johnny Cade: Go ahead, man. I won't look at you.”
Ralph Macchio - Johnny Cade
C. Thomas Howell - Ponyboy Curtis

“- Daniel: Mr. Miyagi, it's over! It's over! Forget about it!
- Miyagi: No! No!
- Daniel: I'm afraid! Let's just get out of here! I just wanna go home!
- Miyagi: No, get up! Get up! Must not! It's ok to lose to opponent. Must not lose to fear!
- Daniel: Yeah, well, I'm afraid! I'm afraid of him, all right? What do you want me to do?
- Miyagi: You...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: Mr. Miyagi, extreme situations require extreme measures. Okay?
- Miyagi: Oh, Daniel-san, that not sound like you talking.”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“I'm sorry if you don't like it but I've got problems, okay, and if you're not going to be part of the solution, just don't give me a hard time about it!”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Bill Gambini: At my cousin Ruthie's wedding, the groom's brother was that guy Alakazam. You know who I'm talking about?
- Stan Rothenstein: The magician with the ponytail?
- Bill Gambini: Right. Well, he did his act, and every time he made something disappear, Vinny jumped on him. I mean, he nailed him! It was like, it's in his pocket, or he's...” (continue)(continue reading)

Ralph Macchio - Bill Gambini
Mitchell Whitfield - Stan Rothenstein

“- Daniel: Will it be okay?
- Miyagi: Depend if root's strong.”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“I used to talk about killing myself all the time, man. But I don't wanna die now. It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't gonna be long enough. Hell, I wouldn't care so much if there hadn't been so many things I haven't done yet. So many damn things I ain't seen or done.”
Ralph Macchio - Johnny Cade

“- Daniel: We should come up with some kind of strategy.
- Miyagi: For what?
- Daniel: My future, my whole tournament career.
- Miyagi: Miyagi already have one.
- Daniel: Really? What is it?
- Miyagi: Early retirement.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Ponyboy Curtis: Is the guy coming?
- Johnny Cade: No.
- Ponyboy Curtis: Why? Too scared?
- Johnny Cade: Naw, too fat, man.”

C. Thomas Howell - Ponyboy Curtis
Ralph Macchio - Johnny Cade

“- Stan Rothenstein: No, you're being booked for shoplifting. I'm being booked for accessory to shoplifting.
- Bill Gambini: No Stan, I'm being booked for murder, you're being booked for accessory to murder.”
Mitchell Whitfield - Stan Rothenstein
Ralph Macchio - Bill Gambini

“- Chooch: What does Liceman want more than anything else?
- Hash: My balls!
- Ike: My soul!
- Oliver: My ass!”
Ralph Macchio - Chooch
Tommy Citera - Hash
Wendell Brown - Ike
Hutch Parker - Oliver

“- Daniel: Karate's fighting. You train to fight.
- Miyagi: That what you think?
- Daniel: [pondering] No.
- Miyagi: Then why train?
- Daniel: [thinks] So I won't have to fight.
- Miyagi: [laughs] Miyagi have hope for you.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: I'm not looking for trouble.
- Chozen: Maybe trouble looking for you.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Yuji Okumoto - Chozen