There is nothing I ever wanted, if I wanted it bad enough, that I didn’t get. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
Sometimes I’m crotchety, angry, curmudgeonly – you know, I do have that side. I don’t always show it. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
With ‘The Karate Kid’ especially, there’s been so many references and visual images from that film, you know? Who knew that ‘Wax on, wax off’ would become part of the American lexicon? Ralph Macchio Read Quote
I was playing this role on ‘Ugly Betty,’ the sweetest, nicest guy. He was a fun character to play, but I was in a Latin soap opera – where are you gonna go with a nice guy in a Latin soap opera? Ralph Macchio Read Quote
I think one of the reasons ‘The Karate Kid’ film has stood the test of time, aside from ‘Get him a body bag,’ ‘Sweep the leg,’ catching flies with chopsticks, all of that stuff that’s become pop culture, is that it worked on a human level. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
There’s an audience out there for all these different types of things. Whether it’s comedy, motion-picture drama, family movie or a cool, cutting-edge indie, it’s nice to know that I can span all those different genres. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
I wasn’t the guy running out to the Viper Room or comedy clubs until three in the morning. I was the guy running back to watch the Mets win the World Series in 1986. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
I still feel that the original ‘Karate Kid’ is the great piece of work that has stood the test of time. It’s a bit of soulful magic. Ralph Macchio Read Quote
