Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me

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Van Gelder, Lawrence (14 March 1986). "Happy Ending for a Former Blues Singer". The New York Times. p.C8. Ralph Macchio and his new book "Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me" Michael Schwartz/Dutton/Penguin Random House LLC Taking risks, being more kneejerk with decisions, with your lifestyle,” he says, “that probably does create more opportunity. I get that. But it wasn’t me.”

Macchio's writing has a great lightness of touch & this makes for a very easy & engaging read. There are plenty of delightful stories about making The Karate Kid & the film's success upon release & how it affected his future film roles. One excellent things he mentions (& I won't spoil it here) is his arrival at an airport to a crowd of excited, cheering fans. a b Webb, Liam. "10 Questions with... Ralph Macchio". Comic Avalanche. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008 . Retrieved August 18, 2008.A fun-filled memoir by the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai actor that's equal parts nostalgia and contemporary relevance, based on both the classic movies and his current show, which is Netflix's #1 hit and gaining legions of new fans from every generation. It's interesting. I never looked at it from that perspective. I certainly did when I saw Billy that day at Pat's memorial because I hadn't seen him in a long time. As I write in the book, I saw him differently. We were both on the same side of the mat. We were there mourning our friend, as opposed to [being] nemeses and squaring up, which we wind up doing all the time on "Cobra Kai" because it's fandom and it's fan service and it works. Ralph Macchio and Phil Hartman screen test". Youtube. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021 . Retrieved October 10, 2014. Welsh, James M.; Phillips, Gene D.; Hill, Rodney F. (2010). The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p.167. ISBN 9780810876514.

The other exchange I remember from the meeting is when they asked me whether I was bumped by the boy’s infatuation with his own mother. Did I feel it was an incestuous problem that audiences would have an issue with? I wish I could say that I had an insightful answer, but I believe I just tap-danced around it and expressed my view that as long as it was entertaining, it should be okay. Not my most brilliant response, but at the time it was met with pleasant nods from the two legendary filmmakers. I had no idea what happened to Ralph Macchio which is why this biography was a breath of fresh air from an actor that found unlimited fame at such a young age.Macchio is almost too pure for this world. He's avoided the usual child star scandals. Especially considering that for a huge chunk of time from "My Cousin Vinnie" until "Cobra Kai" his career was essentially over. That would cause a lot of folks to spiral (cough Corey Feldman cough) but Macchio is a family man who seems pretty grounded.

Macchio has written a book called "Waxing On" about auditioning and getting the role of "Daniel Larusso". I put a counter-proposal to Macchio: that it is thrusting people, more forceful people, who benefit most from opportunities. In other words, maybe being nice has not always served his interests. “Huh. That’s interesting. Maybe I did undercut myself. I’m thinking this through now – this is a new thought in my mind. What happens is, it’s very hard not to become desperate when you want to find work that isn’t there. There was a section of time when that was happening to me. That’s often when actors go off the deep end or down a dark path. Because it’s such a seductive thing, success.” He kept out of trouble, he guesses, because he was always more interested in his Long Island life than his Hollywood one. He was nice. Valle, Jocelyn (June 25, 2010). "Whatever happened to Ralph Macchio?". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010 . Retrieved December 5, 2010. I liked “Karate Kid” the original movie and will watch it whenever it pops up on TV. I found the movie provided some excellent life lessons. I don’t remember much about #2 or #3 and never even heard about “Cobra Kai” before now.In 2022, Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me ( Dutton), in which he reflects upon the legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai. [27] Stylist Matthew Marden; grooming by Elizabeth Yoon using Shiseido and Sachajuan; digital tech by Sarah Keum; photo assistant Jan Erting; retouching by Jill Lewis I love my fellow “Greaser’, Ralph. But if I’m being completely honest, I’ve never gotten over the existential pain of The Karate Kid’s ongoing success and relevance. What does that movie have that Youngblood doesn’t?! Well, after reading Ralph’s fun and insightful recounting, I now totally get it. Long live The Karate Kid!”— Rob Lowe, New York Times bestselling author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends That was an easy film to understand. We’ve all looked at that myth about a white kid going South, and I knew the sign posts along the way. Old time players, juke joints, the lonely roads you go down ... These things are all wordlessly spoken of in blues music, which is an encyclopedia of experience. I had songs in my head that dealt with every scene in Crossroads. To mold them into shape for that film was like Blues 101. [8]