Quotes by Pat Morita

About Pat Morita:

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American film and television actor who was well known for playing the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Kesuke Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.
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I still have a young attitude.

Pat Morita

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

Pat Morita

A lot happens in 20 years.

Pat Morita

Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.

Pat Morita

I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It's not all pleasant!

Pat Morita

I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.

Pat Morita

It's been a career filled with very low valleys and some wonderful, high peaks.

Pat Morita

Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.

Pat Morita

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.

Pat Morita

You may have heard that back in the States there are some people who are smoking grass. I don't know how you feel, but it's sure easier than cutting the stuff.

Pat Morita

Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.

Pat Morita

I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.

Pat Morita

I'm in semi-retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don't ride horses, I don't golf anymore. I shoot a game of pool every now and then.

Pat Morita

I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.

Pat Morita

I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.

Pat Morita

Author Bio

  • NamePat Morita
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • AliasesNoriyuki "Pat" Morita
  • BornJune 28, 1932
  • DiedNovember 24, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor