Pat Morita

Actor

32 Quotes

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.

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

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!

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

I didn't have a childhood.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lot happens in 20 years.

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.

I still have a young attitude.

I still have a young attitude.

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

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