A biography for Ralph Macchiohasn’t been written yet.
“Movies will always be movies, and you can never replace that feeling of when the lights go down and the image comes up.”
“The truth is, you have a much richer life if you somehow lead one that you can hold together.”
“Sometimes I wish I was more shrewd.”
“What's most exciting about the 'Cobra Kai' series is that it pays homage to the legacy; it has the nostalgia sprinkled throughout, the callbacks to all the stuff the fans would want to see. It has a completely fresh, relevant angle into the next generation.”
“People's behavior is not always changed based on a loss. I remember my dad or my uncle used to say, 'If that guy's picking on you, punch him once in the face, and he'll never come back again.' I don't know how true that is.”
“Both my kids are way too comfortable in front of the camera.”
“I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.”
“Bullying happens at all ages and levels.”
“I was in 'The Outsiders,' which was a good launching pad for me, but 'The Karate Kid' sent me into a different stratosphere.”
“I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete, but I loved it, so making starting second base in the all-star was great for me. I think someone must have been sick and they slotted me in.”