Ralph Macchio movie quotes

“You know, this is the 80s, Mr. Miyagi. You can't be so damn passive!”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Daniel: Mr. Miyagi? Was Sato as good as you in karate?
- Miyagi: We had same teacher.
- Daniel: Your father?
- Miyagi: Hai.
- Daniel: But I thought your family's karate was only taught from father to son?
- Miyagi: Father make exception.
- Daniel: If you and Sato had fought, would your father have been the referee?
- Miyagi: Would've been no...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: I know you don't believe in fighting, but tournament karate isn't exactly fighting.
- Miyagi: Not exactly ping-pong, either.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: You're the best friend I've ever had.
- Miyagi: You... pretty okay, too.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: How did you do that? How did you do that?
- Miyagi: Don't know. First time.”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Miyagi: Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.
- Daniel: Ever catch one?
- Miyagi: Not yet.”
Pat Morita - Miyagi
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Daniel: All right, so what are the rules here?
- Miyagi: Don't know. First time you, first time me.
- Daniel: Well, I figured you knew about this stuff. I figured you went to these before. Oh great, I'm dead. I am dead. You told me you fought a lot.
- Miyagi: For life, not for points.”

Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Miyagi: Inside you same place you karate come from.
- Daniel: My karate comes from you.
- Miyagi: Ah. Only root karate come from Miyagi. Just like bonsai choose own way grow because root strong you choose own way do karate same reason.
- Daniel: I do it your way.
- Miyagi: Hai. One day you do own way.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Bill Gambini: You have to see the Gambinis in action. I mean, these people, they love to argue. I mean, they live to argue.
- Stan Rothenstein: My parents argue too, it doesn't make them good lawyers.
- Bill Gambini: Stan, I've seen your parents argue. Trust me, they're amateurs.”
Ralph Macchio - Bill Gambini

“- Terry: You think this is the end of it, old man? I'm gonna open Cobra Kai dojos all over this Valley. Hell, I might even teach for free! From now on, all that anyone will know about is Cobra Kai karate. John Kreese's karate. You won't even be a memory!
- Daniel: Yes, he will. You won't.”

Thomas Ian Griffith - Terry
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

Here are the two rules of Miyagi-Ryu Karate, rule number one: “karate for defense only”, rule number two: “first learn rule number one”.
Pat Morita - Miyagi
Ralph Macchio - Daniel

- Chooch: I'm taking this top bunk. Anybody got any objections?
- Hash: Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
- Chooch: I didn't "throw" it.
Ralph Macchio - Chooch
Tommy Citera - Hash

“Home is where you hang your hat.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel

- Miyagi: Banzai!
- Daniel: [totally confused] To baby trees.
- Miyagi: Not bonsai, "banzai"!

Pat Morita - Miyagi
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso

“- Daniel: When do I learn how to punch?
- Miyagi: Better learn balance. Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good. Balance bad, better pack up, go home. Understand?”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: I don't know if I know enough karate.
- Miyagi: Feeling correct.
- Daniel: You sure know how to make a guy feel confident.
- Miyagi: You trust the quality of what you know, not quantity.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita - Miyagi

“- Daniel: Live or die, man?
- Chozen: Die.
- Daniel: Wrong.”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel
Yuji Okumoto - Chozen

“- Daniel: Why do I have to do this with this thing?
- Terry: Because it's a part of the training. Because I'm teaching techniques that you don't have. Techniques you'll need to win the tournament. What, do you think you can rely on that crane crap?”
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
Thomas Ian Griffith - Terry

- Miyagi: Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called "te", "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call "kara-te", "empty hand".
- Daniel: I thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that.
- Miyagi: You too much TV.
Pat Morita - Miyagi
Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso