Ralph Quotes

He has such a rich mellifluous voice. Anytime I would hear him speak, it would remind me of how flat my voice is. (about Ralph Fiennes)

(on one of his most famous characterizations, in The Karate Kid (1984)) Over the years, kids have come up to me in places like supermarkets, and hit me and said things like, "You hurt Ralph (Ralph Macchio)!" It makes me feel like the Darth Vader of the contemporary cinematic world. As "Sensei Jon Kreese," I`m truly hated and I love it. I had no idea how much anxiety people would be releasing by hating this character.

When I was in London I saw Ralph Fiennes in "Brandt". My mother and I went to the stage door, because we were so blown away by it. We were just gushing American fans. And then this guy went, Omigod, Jeremy Piven!" And he started giving it up in a very un-British way. It was a strange moment.

If I want my career to go on, I`m going to have to find some more Fiennes brothers! However, any similarity between them basically stops at their last name. I was in no way reminded of Ralph by working with Joe. I got on fantastically with both of them. I have huge admiration for them as actors but I couldn`t compare them. (on losing the girl to both Ralph and Joe Fiennes)

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don`t need to make any other. You can live the way you want.

As Ralph`s character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That`s the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.

`Wax on, wax off` -- (it) comes every day. Well, maybe not every day, but every week, ... And everyone yells out the phrase as if they`d just come up with the idea, thinking, `Whoa, isn`t that genius? Hey Ralph, wax on, wax off!`

The Clinton era is over. I think that there would even have been a certain amount of rejoicing among some Republicans if Gore had won or if Ralph Nader had won or if Satan had won.

You don`t want to just buy something because it says it`s Ralph Lauren. What you want to do is find the really good quality stuff.

I don`t for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesn`t matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties.

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn`t matter who was president.

(on Ralph Richardson) There`s no secret about the fact that Ralph is terrified of the camera. But at the same time he is unquestionably a great actor. Yet he looks to a director, too.

I`m sure if you dig deep, Joe and Ralph Fiennes do it because they want to be noticed.

(on Ralph Richardson) Ralph is a remarkable man, shrewd, observant, warm and generous-hearted, once you get to know him. He is also reserved and cautious, never making a swift decision about anything.

His eye was a camera. Ralph was a beautiful man whose photography was second to none.

When I think of Bluegrass music, I don`t immediately think of Bill Monroe or Ralph Stanley. I think of Randy Bailey.

(Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition also spoke up for Gingrich, calling the speaker`s trip to China a) cause for pride. ... We should not cave to the president`s wishes and pass a budget that does not include the most sweeping tax cuts since the Reagan tax cuts of the 1980s. We need tax cuts and we need them now.

If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn`t run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We`re going to run on the president`s strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.

Our goal was to vindicate our right to use an active polo player trademark. Today the jury gave us that right. We are pleased that the jury found that we have the right to use an active mounted polo player image that represents the sport of polo. Our sports merchandising program is part of our continuing effort to expand the awareness and popularity of our sport. Since 1984, the U.S. Polo Association has been trying to co-exist with Polo Ralph Lauren, but it appears that they wanted nothing more than a monopoly on the sport. That has ended today with this ruling.

I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.

So I`m a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. They`re living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops.

If there`s a real demand for it, then theoretically we`ll be able to travel in a certain degree of comfort. We`re not going to rent a jet or anything like that, but it will be somewhere between renting a jet and all piling into a van with our gear and a crew guy and sleeping in the McDonald`s parking lot (laughs). Ralph is technically still our agent. As far as I know, the initial inquiries have already been made, so the idea of a Pursuit Of Happiness tour is floating around amongst club owners.

Let`s destroy this young demagogue before he becomes another Ralph Nader. (about John Kerry)

“I’m more interested in writing than being a model, but I do pose a little here and there and that’s because people who helped me in the beginning became really great friends. I remember Ralph Hall used to tell me he didn’t hire me because I was the prettiest girl in London, he booked me because he knew I would show up on time and be sober, so how can I say no to him? He Rocks!” Laughs.