Pat Morita famous quotes

04-12-2025

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

#Thanks #Wayne #Millionaire
Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.
-- Pat Morita

#America #Comedy #Kind
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

#Horse #Retirement #Golf
I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.
-- Pat Morita

#Able #Calling #Actors
I didn't have a childhood.
-- Pat Morita

#Childhood
A lot happens in 20 years.
-- Pat Morita

#Years
I still have a young attitude.
-- Pat Morita

#Attitude #Young #Stills
The Japanese couldn't have been all bad during World War II. Look at all the movies Hollywood was able to make on account of them. The Indians weren't the only bad guys. Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.
-- Pat Morita

#War #History #Guy
The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.
-- Pat Morita

#Ideas #Comedian #Atheism
Whole life have balance. Everything be better. Understand?
-- Pat Morita

#Balance #Wellness #Whole Life
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

#Pain #Past #Men
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

#Real #Kids #Awards
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

#Cutting #People #Smoking
I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy,
-- Pat Morita

#Children #Enemy #Public Enemies
My fame is largely due to young people, theyre the first ones to discover me,
-- Pat Morita

#People #Firsts #Fame
I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.
-- Pat Morita

#Eras #Four #Letters
Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.
-- Pat Morita

#Hips #Sound #Drummer
Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like?
-- Pat Morita

#Money #Canvas
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

#Writing #Details #Remember

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