“I carried the torch of being the jerk”: Ralph Macchio’s Nemesis William Zabka Almost Didn’t Return for Cobra Kai Unless His 1 Condition Was Met
“It was almost a spiritual one for me”: Ralph Macchio Had a Surreal Experience After Visiting Pat Morita’s Birthplace for Cobra Kai
“I know I made the right choice”: Not Rejecting Will Smith, Ralph Macchio Believed He Dodged a Bullet by Turning Down Wild Pitch With Sylvester Stallone to Revive Karate Kid
“Part of it is my own sensibilities”: Ralph Macchio Became Real Life Karate Kid After Rejecting Dark Temptations That Engulfed Many Rising Stars in Hollywood
“I didn’t have any great desire”: Will Smith Begged Ralph Macchio to Appear in His $359M Reboot With Jackie Chan After Actor’s Scathing Criticism Blew Away His Credibility
“There’s always a chance for maybe that”: Ralph Macchio Breaks Silence On Potential Jackie Chan Cameo In Cobra Kai After Refusing To Appear In Will Smith’s $359M Reboot
“I felt the story was only repeating itself”: Not Jackie Chan’s $359M Reboot, Ralph Macchio Had a Major Concern With His Karate Kid Sequel That He Hates the Most
“I don’t want to take any chances of ruining that”: Ralph Macchio’s Cobra Kai Hopes to Bring in Super-Fan Andrew Garfield as Twisted Villain in Fan-Favorite Series
“I wasn’t put in either of them”: The Karate Kid Fame Didn’t Help Ralph Macchio Land the Most Watched Rom-Com in World That Went to Unknown Actors
“This is more apple-pie and all American”: Not Even Karate Kid Fame Could Help Ralph Macchio Land $961M Franchise for His Accent Only to Cast a Canadian Actor Instead
Ralph Macchio’s Double-Edged Fame From ‘The Karate Kid’ Cost Actor His Shot at Oscars After Keanu Reeves’ Best Friend Was Chosen for $7M Movie
“I should have done differently”: Ralph Macchio Hated Karate Kid Producers for Making Him Like James Bond That Led to His Co-Star Termination