The Karate Kid Movie Quotes
Mr. Han
You have taught me very important lesson, Xiao Dre. Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
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Dre Parker
I thought you were just a maintenance man.
Mr. Han
You think only with your eyes, so you are easy to fool.
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Mr. Han
Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.
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[Liang had just injured Dre's leg]
Dre Parker
Do you think I could've won?
Mr. Han
Win or lose doesn't matter, Xiao Dre.
Dre Parker
You know that's not I mean.
[long pause]
Mr. Han
Yes. I think you had a good chance.
Dre Parker
So let's do the fiery cup thing.
Mr. Han
You don't need to fight anymore. You have proven everything you need to prove.
Dre Parker
What, that I can get beat up easy and then quit? That's not balance, that's not real kung fu. You said that when life knocks you down, you could choose whether or not to get back up. Well, I'm trying to get back up, and why won't you help me?
Mr. Han
Because I cannot watch you get hurt anymore.
Dre Parker
Please, Mr. Han, please.
Mr. Han
Just tell me, Xiao Dre, why? Why do you need to go back out there so badly?
Dre Parker
Because I'm still scared. And no matter what happens, tonight, when I leave, I don't want to be scared anymore.
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Mr. Han
Your focus needs more focus.
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Mr. Han
Best fights are the ones we avoid.
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Sherry Parker
[telling Dre he needs to practice his Mandarin by talking to the Asian man next to them]
Ask him. Go ahead. Ask him "what's your name" and "how are you?" Do it now.
Dude from Detroit
Dude, I'm from Detroit.
Dre Parker
Oh. Uh... wassup?
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Mr. Han
Kung Fu lives in everything we do, Xiao Dre! It lives in how we put on the jacket, how we take off the jacket. It lives in how we treat people! Everything... is Kung Fu.
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Sherry Parker
So, um, how many students do you have?
Mr. Han
Including Xiao Dre?
Sherry Parker
Yeah.
Mr. Han
One.
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Dre Parker
You don't know the rules?
Mr. Han
Of course I know the rules. Simple. You hit him, don't let him hit you.
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Dre Parker
How'd you do that out there? You, like, didn't even punch them. They beat each other up.
Mr. Han
When fighting angry, blind men, best to just stay out of the way.
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Dre Parker
So what are we learning today?
Mr. Han
Chi. Internal energy. The essence of life. It moves inside of us. It flows through our bodies. Give us power from within.
Dre Parker
I get it. Like the Force in Star Wars. You're Yoda and I'm like... I'm like a Jedi.
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Dre Parker
You know, you have a car in your living room, Mr. Han.
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Mr. Han
I will teach you real Kung Fu.
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Dre Parker
How do you say 'water' in Chinese?
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Mr. Han
Kung fu is for knowledge, defense. Not to make war, but create peace.
Dre Parker
That's definitely not what they were taught.
Mr. Han
No such thing as bad students, only bad teacher.
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Mr. Han
Where is your jacket?
Dre Parker
I was warm enough without it.
Mr. Han
Go get it.
Dre Parker
You want me to go all the way back just to get it?
Mr. Han
Yes, all the way back where you hide it.
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Dre Parker
Mom, look. In China, everything is old. There's old houses, old parks, old people. Look, this guy is at least four hundred years old.
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Sherry Parker
Dre, what happened?
Dre Parker
We moved to China! That's what happened!
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Mr. Han
Jacket on! Jacket off!
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Dre Parker
Be kinda hot if I won this thing, huh, Mr. Han?
Mr. Han
Be kinda hot if you focused.
Dre Parker
Yeah, well, after that.
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Cheng
[walking past Dre after Meiying's audition, which Dre caused her to be late for]
See you at the tournament. Don't be late for that!
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Mr. Han
[Dre is about to fight his first fight of the tournament]
Ah! Two points to win. Go. Hit him two times. Focus! Focus!
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Meiying
I have an audition next month for the Beijing Academy of Music.
Dre Parker
Beijing Academy of Music. Sounds important. You know, their initials spell... BAM!
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Meiying
What?
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Mr. Han
Focus!
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Mr. Han
Win or lose, doesn't matter. Fight hard. Earn respect.
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Dre Parker
Mr Han's teaching me kung fu.
Sherry Parker
The maintenance man?
Dre Parker
It's China, mom. Everybody knows kung fu.
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Sherry Parker
Dre, please stop that! You look crazy!
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Mr. Han
I don't go...
Sherry Parker
Mr. Han, I'm not taking 'no' for an answer.
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Mr. Han
Rock and roll.
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[first lines]
Sherry Parker
Dre, you ready?
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[last lines]
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