Avildsen Quotes

#1. I was a complete unknown when I did 'Karate Kid.' I'd just done a pilot for a TV show called 'Call to Glory.' And I sat down with John Avildsen and brought still pictures from the show. I brought pictures! At that point, I would've been happy to be in a dog-food commercial.

Elisabeth Shue

#2. Don't be too engrossed with things of the world; discover your purpose in life

Sunday Adelaja

#3. I thought boxing was stupid.

John G. Avildsen

#4. Truth is not an opinion. It's a force like gravity. It's the most valuable substance known to man.

Augusten Burroughs

#5. My dream was to have my own advertising agency by the time I was 30, and that was before I got into movies.

John G. Avildsen

#6. When I read 'Rocky V,' it was a terrific story, a great script. Rocky died at the end. He has this devastating fight with Tommy Gunn, ends up in an ambulance with his head in Adrian's lap, and by the time they get to the hospital, he's dead.

John G. Avildsen

#7. A wicked man is distrustful, and fear is commonly found in those who are able to inspire it.

Jules Verne

#8. I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work, if Iraq provides full cooperation, we should still be able to avoid a war.

Mohamed ElBaradei

#9. I come from a family of fishermen. Fishing is very important to us. We don't hunt. We're not gun folk.

Nick Offerman