Movie Quotes

[they arrive at their new home]


Lucille Larusso:
This is it. This is the end of the line.


Daniel:
You're telling me.

Daniel:
Hey - you ever get into fights when you were a kid?


Miyagi:
Huh - plenty.


Daniel:
Yeah, but it wasn't like the problem I have, right?


Miyagi:
Why? Fighting fighting. Same same.


Daniel:
Yeah, but you knew karate.


Miyagi:
Someone always know more.


Daniel:
You mean there were times when you were scared to fight?


Miyagi:
Always scare. Miyagi hate fighting.


Daniel:
Yeah, but you like karate.


Miyagi:
So?


Daniel:
So, 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.

Miyagi:
Your friend, all karate student, eh?


Daniel:
Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys.


Miyagi:
Problem: attitude.


Daniel:
No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem.


Miyagi:
Hai, because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only.


Daniel:
That's not what these guys are taught.


Miyagi:
Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do.


Daniel:
Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.


Miyagi:
Now use head for something other than target.

[Miyagi karate-chops the tops off three beer bottles]


Daniel:
How did you do that? How did you do that?


Miyagi:
Don't know. First time.

Miyagi:
Now, ready?


Daniel:
Yeah, I guess so.


Miyagi:
[sighs] Daniel-san, must talk.

[they both kneel]


Miyagi:
Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later

[makes squish gesture]


Miyagi:
get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes" or karate do "no." You karate do "guess so,"

[makes squish gesture]


Miyagi:
just like grape. Understand?


Daniel:
Yeah, I understand.


Miyagi:
Now, ready?


Daniel:
Yeah, I'm ready.

Miyagi:
We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions.

Daniel:
Why didn't you tell me?


Miyagi:
Tell what?


Daniel:
That you knew karate.


Miyagi:
You not ask.


Daniel:
Well, where'd you learn it?


Miyagi:
Father.


Daniel:
But I thought he was a fisherman.


Miyagi:
In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate.

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.

Daniel:
Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.


Miyagi:
Now use head for something other than target.


Daniel:
Hey, I was just kidding about that.


Miyagi:
Why kidding?


Daniel:
Because I'd get killed if I go down there.


Miyagi:
Get killed anyway.

Daniel:
Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?


Miyagi:
Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.


Daniel:
Ever catch one?


Miyagi:
Not yet.

Kreese:
Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?


Karate Class:
NO, SENSEI!


Kreese:
Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?


Karate Class:
NO, SENSEI!


Kreese:
Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?


Karate Class:
NO, SENSEI!

Daniel:
This school sucks, man. Sucks.

Daniel:
Hey, what kind of belt do you have?


Miyagi:
Canvas. JC Penney, $3.98. You like?


Daniel:
[laughs] No, I meant...


Miyagi:
In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants.

[laughs; then, seriously]


Miyagi:
Daniel-san...

[taps his head]


Miyagi:
Karate here.

[taps his heart]


Miyagi:
Karate here.

[points to his belt]


Miyagi:
Karate never here. Understand?

Lucille Larusso:
Look at those palm trees. Damn! You know what that means?


Daniel:
Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts.

Daniel:
Hey, you got a name?


Ali:
Ali... with an I. Hey, what's your name?


Daniel:
Daniel... with an L.

Daniel:
[after seeing Miyagi practice the crane technique] Could you teach me?


Miyagi:
First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.


Daniel:
Where'd you learn it from?


Miyagi:
Father teach.


Daniel:
You musta had some father, man.


Miyagi:
Oh yes.

[some drunks were drinking and setting their beer bottles on Mr. Miyagi's truck]


Miyagi:
Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles.


Yahoo at Beach:
Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto.

Daniel:
I can't believe this. I cannot believe this.


Miyagi:
What?


Daniel:
What you just got me into in there.


Miyagi:
Huh?


Daniel:
You said you were going to make things better for me.


Miyagi:
But I did.


Daniel:
How?


Miyagi:
How? Just saved you two months beating.


Daniel:
Oh great now I really have something to look forward to.

Daniel:
Hey, where did these old cars come from?


Miyagi:
Detroit.

Daniel:
[throwing his bicycle into a dumpster after being beaten up] This damn bike! I hate this bike. I hate this friggin' bike! Stupid bike.


Lucille Larusso:
Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?


Daniel:
Because I felt like it.


Lucille Larusso:
Please look at me when I'm talking to you.

[sees Daniel's bruised face]


Lucille Larusso:
Oh my god!


Daniel:
Mom.


Lucille Larusso:
Can you tell me what's going on and don't tell me about another bike accident?


Daniel:
What do you want to hear mom?


Lucille Larusso:
I want to hear the truth!


Daniel:
No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear about is how great it is. Well it maybe great for you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT! I just want to go home. Why can't we just go home?


Lucille Larusso:
Listen to me. I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong.


Daniel:
I gotta take karate. That's it.


Lucille Larusso:
You took karate!


Daniel:
No, not at the Y. At a good school.


Lucille Larusso:
But fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel.


Daniel:
Yeah well neither does palm trees mom.


Lucille Larusso:
That's not fair!


Daniel:
Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was real fair.


Lucille Larusso:
You're right. I should've asked.


Daniel:
Well I just want to go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I just want to go home.


Lucille Larusso:
Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure the rules out together. What about your bike?


Daniel:
It's safer taking a bus.

Kreese:
We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition: A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy.


Kreese:
[sseing that Johnny is distracted] What is the problem Mr. Lawrence?

[Daniel is about to have his first match in the tournament]


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.

Daniel:
Where am I, this ring over here?


Miyagi:
Hai. Number three.


Daniel:
What's that guy kneeling like that for?


Miyagi:
Don't know.


Daniel:
Don't you know anything you can tell me?


Miyagi:
Hai. No get hit.

[Bobby is about to face Daniel in the semifinals]


Kreese:
Bobby - I want him out of commission.


Bobby:
But Sensei, I can beat this guy!


Kreese:
I don't want him beaten.


Bobby:
But I'll be disqualified!


Kreese:
[icily] Out of commission.

Kreese:
What do we study here?


Karate Class:
THE WAY OF THE FIST SIR.


Kreese:
And what is that way?


Karate Class:
STRIKE FIRST. STRIKE HARD. NO MERCY SIR.


Kreese:
I can't hear you.


Karate Class:
STRIKE FIRST. STRIKE HARD. NO MERCY SIR.

Miyagi:
Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off.

Miyagi:
First, wash all car. Then wax. Wax on...


Daniel:
Hey, why do I have to...?


Miyagi:
Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions!


Daniel:
Yeah, but...


Miyagi:
Hai!

[makes circular gestures with each hand]


Miyagi:
Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important.

[walks away, still making circular motions with hands]


Miyagi:
Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off.

Miyagi:
Go, find balance.

[chuckles]


Daniel:
[starts to drive away]


Miyagi:
Banzai, Daniel-san.


Daniel:
Hey, banzai!


Miyagi:
[beat; then, louder] Banzai!


Daniel:
[louder] Banzai!


Miyagi:
[shouts] Banzai!


Daniel:
[shouts back] Banzai!

Miyagi:
[teaching Daniel to punch, wearing a catcher's mask and pads] Secret to punch, make power of whole body fit inside one inch, here.

[points to Daniel's closed fist]


Miyagi:
Power, whole body, one inch, here. Now, punch. Hard.


Daniel:
[punches Miyagi in the chest... weakly]


Miyagi:
What'sa matter, you some kind of girl or something?

[makes punching gesture]


Miyagi:
Punch! Drive a punch! Not just arm, whole body! Hip, leg, drive a punch! Make "kiai." Kiai! Give you power. Now, drive punch.


Daniel:
[punching Miyagi harder] Kiai!


Miyagi:
Once more.


Daniel:
[punches again, even harder] Kiai!


Miyagi:
Very good, Daniel-san!


Daniel:
[starts hopping around a bit] Pretty good, eh? Look at this!

[mockingly punches Miyagi while continuing to bunny-hop]


Miyagi:
[trying to stop him] Hai! Wait! Hai! Wait, Daniel-san!


Daniel:
[dancing around very quickly and still playfully punching Miyagi] What do you think, Mr. Miyagi?


Miyagi:
[knocks Daniel down] I tell you what Miyagi think! I think you *dance around* too much! I think you *talk* too much! I think you not concentrate enough! Lots of work to be done! Tournament just around corner!

Miyagi:
[Daniel has just gotten his driver's license and Miyagi has given him a car for his birthday] Just remember, license never replace eye, ear, and brain.

[notices Daniel has suddenly gotten quiet]


Miyagi:
What matter?


Daniel:
I'm just scared. The tournament and everything.


Miyagi:
You remember lesson about balance?


Daniel:
Yeah.


Miyagi:
Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?

Miyagi:
[repeated line to Daniel] Look eye!, always look eye!

[Daniel, Miyagi and Ali are trying to get onto the tournament floor together]


Official:
Hold it!


Official:
[to Ali] Sorry, teachers and students only.


Daniel:
Oh, well, uh... he doesn't speak English and, uh, I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his, uh, translator.


Miyagi:
[says something in Japanese]


Official:
What did he say?


Ali:
He says that, uh, you remind him of an uncle he has in Tokyo.


Official:
[smiles] I guess it's okay.


Miyagi:
[says something in Japanese]


Official:
What?


Ali:
He says you're very kind.


Official:
Thank you.


Miyagi:
Welcome.

Miyagi:
[Daniel is practicing karate moves while balancing on a fishing boat as Miyagi fishes] Make block. Left, right. Up, down. Side, side. Breathe in, breathe out. And no scare fish.

Miyagi:
[on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him a present] Go outside. Something show you.


Daniel:
What?


Miyagi:
Number two present.

[leads Daniel outside]


Daniel:
[walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already.

[Miyagi keeps walking, silently]


Daniel:
No really, I'm serious.


Miyagi:
[stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose.


Daniel:
[surprised and hesitant] Oh, no...


Miyagi:
Hai! Hurt old man feeling.

[points again]


Miyagi:
Choose.

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?

[just before Johnny fights Daniel in the tournament]


Kreese:
Sweep the leg.

[Johnny stares at him in shock]


Kreese:
Do you have a problem with that?


Johnny Lawrence:
No, Sensei.


Kreese:
No mercy.

[Daniel is riding across a steep hill on his bike at night - suddenly he is accosted by Johnny, Tommy, Bobby, Dutch and Jimmy on their motorcycles]


Dutch:
Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel?


Tommy:
I THINK he wants to learn KARATE! Right?


Johnny Lawrence:
Yeah! Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a FALL!

[He sideswipes Daniel, knocking him over the edge and down the embankment. Daniel just lies there]

Kreese:
[at the Cobra Kai dojo] Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me. Hai!

[approaches Daniel and Miyagi, then speaks to Miyagi]


Kreese:
I hear you jumped some of my students last night.


Miyagi:
Afraid facts mixed up.


Kreese:
You calling Mr. Lawrence a liar?


Miyagi:
No call no one nothing.


Kreese:
What are you here for, old man?


Miyagi:
Come ask leave boy alone.


Kreese:
What's the matter, the boy can't take care of his own problems?


Miyagi:
One to one problem, yes. FIVE to one problem, too much ask anyone.


Kreese:
Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. Feel like matching, Mr. Lawrence?


Johnny Lawrence:
Yes, sensei!


Miyagi:
No more fighting.


Kreese:
This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class. You don't come into my dojo, drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now you get your boy on the mat, or you and I will have a major problem.


Miyagi:
Too much advantage. Your dojo.


Kreese:
Name a place.


Miyagi:
Tournament.


Kreese:
[laughs] You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accomodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence?


Johnny Lawrence:
Yes, sensei.


Kreese:
Fall in.

[Johnny turns and leaves]


Miyagi:
Ask one more small request.


Kreese:
Make it fast.


Miyagi:
Ask leave boy alone to train.


Kreese:
You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! All right. No one touches the prima donna until the tournament. Is that understood?

[class responds with "YES SENSEI!"]


Kreese:
But if you don't show, it's open season on him... and you.

[they nod at each other]

Miyagi:
[Daniel walks into Mr.Myagi's house and sits right next to Mr.Myagi, who is actually drunk] Ah, Daniel-san, come inside! Come inside!

Daniel:
[as his mom walks away, Daniel still keeps talking to himself about Ali] ... She's pretty cute... I think she's pretty cute...

Daniel:
[seeing the giant water slide at the amusement area] Whoa, look at that slide.


Ali:
Oh yeah, we'll do that next time.


Daniel:
Why next time?


Ali:
Because we didn't bring a bathing suit!

Miyagi:
[Miyagi returns from fishing as Daniel is painting the house] Oh, miss spot.


Daniel:
What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were goin' fishing?


Miyagi:
You not here when I go.


Daniel:
Well, maybe I wanted to go, you ever think of that?


Miyagi:
You karate training.


Daniel:
I'm *what*? I'm bein' your goddamn *slave* is what I'm bein' here man, now c'mon we made a deal here!


Miyagi:
So?


Daniel:
So? So, you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn! For 4 days I've been bustin' my ass, and haven't learned a goddamn thing!


Miyagi:
You learn plenty.


Daniel:
I learn plenty, yeah, I learned how to sand your decks maybe. I washed your car, paint your house, paint your fence. I learn plenty!


Miyagi:
Ah, not everything is as seems...


Daniel:
Oh, bullshit! I'm goin' home, man!

[Daniel turns to walk away]


Miyagi:
Daniel-san! Daniel-san!


Daniel:
What?


Miyagi:
Come here.

Lucille Larusso:
[singing] California, here we come. California... oh, what's the matter, Daniel? Don't you like my singing?


Daniel:
I don't like the song, Mom.

Daniel:
You're the best friend I've ever had.


Miyagi:
You... pretty okay, too.

Tommy:
Must be take a worm for a walk week.

Miyagi:
Oh, Daniel-san! You all wet behind ear!

Miyagi:
[drunk] Banzai!


Daniel:
[totally confused] To baby trees.


Miyagi:
Not bonsai, BANZAI!

Tommy:
Get him a body bag! Yeah!

Dutch:
[Daniel is dressing into his gi when the Cobra gang walks into the locker room] Well, well, well, if it isn't our little friend Danielle. What's the matter? Your mommy isn't here to dress you?

[Daniel ignores him]


Dutch:
Hey, I'm talking to you punk!

[Dutch shoves Daniel and Daniel puts his guard up]


Dutch:
Come on, make a move! Come on! Right now!


Referee:
[coming in] Hey! Save it for the fight! Now get out!


Dutch:
[to Daniel] Points or no points, you're dead meat.


Referee:
I said out!

Daniel:
No offense, Mr. Miyaji, but I don't think you understand my problem...


Miyagi:
[interrupting] Mi... ya... *gi* understand problem perfect.

Daniel:
What's the matter? The truth hurt?


Ali Mills:
So you really think that's it?


Daniel:
I know it is.


Ali Mills:
Yeah well, you're wrong.


Daniel:
Oh, you bet I'm wrong.


Ali Mills:
You know Daniel, I didn't go out with you because of a car or where you live.


Daniel:
Okay, since we're on the subject, why did you?

[silence]


Daniel:
Huh? Why did you?


Ali Mills:
I thought maybe you and me we're different.


Daniel:
Oh yeah, I'm from Reseda, you're from the hills, that's how we're different.


Ali Mills:
Oh, shut up.


Daniel:
Admit that you just can't handle the situation the way it is.


Ali Mills:
You know I can handle it fine. But you can't.

[exits]


Susan:
What makes you so sensitive? She's never been anything but nice to you.


Daniel:
Yeah she even used to me to make what's-his-name jealous.


Susan:
She doesn't even like what's-his-name!


Daniel:
Yeah I couldn't really tell, by the way their faces we're stuck together at that country club.


Susan:
Oh, that's right. You didn't stick around for the um... exciting conclusion.


Daniel:
Oh what was that? His hand on her ass?


Susan:
Her right hook, you think she sprained her wrists doing her nails?


Daniel:
She hit him?


Susan:
An understatement.


Daniel:
I don't get it, why didn't she say something?


Susan:
She shouldn't have to? Should she?

[walks away]

Johnny Lawrence:
[Johnny approaches Daniel at school, and gives him an application for the All-Valley Tournament] Here. You'll need to fill this out and send it in, okay? Just so they'll know where to claim the body.


Daniel:
Let me ask you something... We both know you can stomp me, so why rub it in?


Johnny Lawrence:
[shrugs] Maybe I like to.


Daniel:
Ever stop to ask yourself if maybe HE

[obviously referring to Kreese]


Daniel:
might be wrong? At least, about some things?

[Johnny has to turn away and count to ten to keep himself from exploding]

Lucille Larusso:
[slamming down the All-Valley Tournament application] This says I won't hold anybody responsible if you're injured. Are you nuts?


Daniel:
Ma, I GOTTA do this.


Lucille Larusso:
Do what? Get KILLED?


Daniel:
No one gets hurt, Ma.


Lucille Larusso:
So why do I have to sign this thing?

[she crumples it up and tosses it in the wastebasket, then spins on her heel and exits before Daniel can say more]


Lucille Larusso:
Good night, Daniel.

[she turns out the light. Stealthily, Daniel rescues the application from the wastebasket and signs HER name to it]

Daniel:
[practicing blocks in Mr. Miyagi's boat] When am I gonna learn how to punch?


Miyagi:
Learn how punch, after you learn how keep dry!

[rocks boat, throwing Daniel into the water]