![]() "I was still the boyish kid as I tried to mature into other roles. "The fact was, I wasn't aging at a pace of 'the norm.,'" Macchio continued. RELATED: Karate Kid's Hilary Swank Wants to Return for Cobra Kai - But Hasn't Been Asked By the time he made Karate Kid Part III at age 27, Macchio's babyface looks prevented studios from offering more adult roles to push his career forward. Additionally, his New York attitude cost him iconic roles in Back to the Future and Sixteen Candles. ![]() ![]() Though Macchio found superstar fame after the success of the original Karate Kid, he found himself typecast as troubled teenagers with wise mentors in films such as 1984's Teachers and 1986's Crossroads. So I think that's what didn't help my moving forward and finding other roles." Ralph Macchio Had Trouble Until Cobra Kai It just felt like - as sequels often do - it overstayed its welcome or did not evolve. Nor did I think my performance was at the level of the other films. "The story became a little bit of a cartoon, and I always felt that abandoning the Okinawa love story and going back to just kind of repeat the first movie, but not as good - I was never in favor of that. " The Karate Kid Part III was a tough one for me, because I felt like the character of Daniel LaRusso went backwards," the actor continued. RELATED: Ralph Macchio Isn’t Sure if He’s Starring in the New Karate Kid Movie
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