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!

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

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

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

Whole life have balance. Everything be better. Understand?

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.

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.

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.

Look eye! Always look eye!

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

I didn't have a childhood.

No one can say that death found in me a willing comrade, or that I went easily.

I think it is very good when people suffer. To me that is like the kiss of Jesus.

I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.

A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality.

There have been so many great moments, and I feel so blessed every day.

If a movie is described as a romantic comedy, you can usually find me next door playing pinball.

I am just trying to get biblically stronger.

You have to make a joke every 10–15 minutes. It’s a way of keeping up morale.

Leaders lead but in the end it's the people who deliver.

I started working in music very young, I was raised by a family of musicians and performers, so I guess it was more second nature than making an actual decision.