Terry Silver "Look at this. Ten years ago, nuclear was the preferred waste. You could dump it anywhere! Now everybody's a detective. I'm lucky if I make one deal a YEAR without being indicted!"
Played by Thomas Ian Griffith 
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) · 34 quotes
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) · 34 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Karate Kid, Part III (1989): in 19 of its 34 quotes
Most scenes with: Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (12), Daniel Larusso (5), John Kreese (4)
"A man can't stand, he can't fight."
More lines from Terry Silver
6 quotes Terry Silver Terry Silver "Now the real pain begins, Danny-boy."
Terry Silver "This slope, what's his name - Miyagi - and that punk kid - I'm gonna get them for what they did to you. They made you suffer, so I'm gonna make them suffer... and suffer and suffer and when I think they've suffered enough, then I start with the pain."
Terry Silver [watching Barnes fighting Daniel]
"I love it when he pounds him!"
Terry Silver "A man can't breathe, he can't fight."
Terry Silver "A man can't see, he can't fight."
Scenes with Terry Silver
12 scenes Terry Silver I owe you, man.
You don't owe me anything.
Terry Silver Oh bullshit. I don't owe you anything? What about Vietnam, huh? How many times did you save my ass?
I don't know. I lost count.
Terry Silver What, you think you can rely on that crane crap?
It worked last time.
Terry Silver Hey, wake up and smell the cofee Mr. Larusso! Last time you weren't fighting this.
[Shows Daniel a picture of Mike Barnes]
Terry Silver [to Mike Barnes before the match]
Remember the game plan. First you win a point, then you lose a point. Keep the score zero-zero. Pulverize him for the full three minutes. Then in sudden death you get the point, we win. I want him to experience pain. First he suffers.
Then he suffers some more.
Terry Silver [at the climax of Daniel's training]
Visualize: this is not a bunch of sticks and pipes anymore; This is a living, breathing wrecking machine who wants to detatch your head from the rest of your body!
Terry Silver [Daniel gashes his fist on the 2X4 with Mike Barnes' picture]
It's blood. So what? Make believe it's HIS! This guy wants to BREAK you! HUMILIATE you! STOMP YOU INTO THE GROUND! NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
...NAIL HIM!
Terry Silver THEN DO IT!
Terry Silver [Daniel breaks all three 2X4s]
YES! You nailed him! You're ready!
Terry Silver [in steam filled bathroom talking to John Kreese on phone]
You are back my man, bigger and badder than ever.
[getting back massaged]
You're a sweetheart, that's great. But what about those two jerks?
Terry Silver Those two jerks are taking up 100 percent of my time. Just relax, Johnny. By the time I'm done with that little punk he'll be begging me to be his teacher. And you know what he's going to learn from me: pain in every part of his body. And fear in every part of his mind. And here's the kicker he's going to thank me for it later.
How do you know he'll compete?
Terry Silver He'll compete. Johnny, when that little twerp steps into the ring to defend his title, I'm going to have him think he's invincible. And then he's going to find out what pain and fear are all about... [smiles a bit more evilly] ...right in front of a thousand people. Anything else?
Terry Silver [shocked/amazed]
Hey! Hey, I like that! Oh, I like it, Johnny! I'm going to use it!
Margaret
[to Terry Silver whose taking bubble bath and smoking a cigar]
And if you do not pay your bills, I will sue your collective asses for everything you are worth.
Terry Silver [whatever type of voice]
Yeah. Yeah. Look, I'll have the check out by five.
Margaret
And what about the court on the green?
Terry Silver Do what I usually do. Bribe them.
Margaret
[astonished shockness]
Mr. Silver.
Terry Silver [after Terry Silver met Mike Barnes]
So what do you think?
Margaret
Oh, he's obnoxious.
Terry Silver [laughing]
Yeah. He's perfect.
[relaxes into bubble bath]
[practicing karate in garden when suddenly the gate busts open]
Hey get out of here man, I signed it okay!
What'd you call the cops for?
Why'd you steal the trees?
No proof.
Oh who left the application, the tooth fairy?
[the two fight until Barnes has Daniel on the ground] [steps on Daniel's throat]
There's nothing you've got that I can't counter! Your karate's a joke!
Terry Silver Let him up punk!
Who are you? His mother?
Terry Silver Maybe.
[They fight until, Terry Silver has Mike by the hair] [afraid he's going to fall, he leans a hand on Silver for balance]
Terry Silver Get your hand off me. Get your hand off me!
[shaking lets go]
Terry Silver I ever even see you on the same street as this kid I will seriously mess you up. You understand?
Ok...
Terry Silver YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES!
Terry Silver [lets him go]
Good! [kicks his butt] Now get the hell out of here!
[zooms out of garden]
Terry Silver [helping Daniel up]
Who was that guy?
The guy I'm going to be fighting.
Terry Silver Oh. Well, here I brought your book.
Thanks.
Terry Silver Now let me give you a little lesson on how to deal with punks like that.
Terry Silver There you are.
Yeah. I had to do some thinking.
Terry Silver And?
I decided not to fight in the tournament this year. I figured that's the least of respect I owe you. Just to let you know.
Terry Silver You owe me alot more than that, Danny-boy.
Oh, I can have the payment for the lessons in a couple of weeks. I just need to get the money.
Terry Silver No money. You're getting in that ring and fighting the tournament. That will be how you pay for the lessons.
Wait. Mr. Silver, you can't make me do anything I don't want to do.
Terry Silver [laughs]
Danny, Danny. Since the moment I met you, I've been making you do things you don't want to do.
Terry Silver What do I mean?
Terry Silver [calls in office]
Shall we show him what I mean?
Terry Silver We have a little agenda here, Daniel. It's really very simple. [so excited spits out]
You guys are crazy!
Terry Silver Either you fight one fight on one day, or you fight everyday for the rest of your life. [even more hyped up] So what's it going to be Danny boy?
It's going to be that I'm not going to be there.
Terry Silver You don't have to. You can just stand there and let him kick your ass.
Terry Silver [after Mike Barnes beats Daniel up]
Do you wanna see some more?
I wanna see a lot more.
Terry Silver [to Mike]
Bring him back.
Terry Silver [to Kreese]
You see his face? See the trail? I think he peed in his pants.
Terry Silver You think this is the end of it, old man? I'm gonna open Cobra Kai dojos all over this Valley. Hell, I might even teach for free! From now on, all that anyone will know about is Cobra Kai karate. John Kreese's karate. You won't even be a memory!
Yes, he will. You won't.
[Kreese and Silver are laughing hysterically, as Daniel turns to Miyagi]
NOW... will you train me?
Hai. Now Miyagi train you.
Terry Silver Whoa... 50 percent. Well, I don't think I can afford more than 35.
I understand. I guess I'd better get going, then... nice meeting everybody.
Terry Silver [turns to leave]
Hey...
Terry Silver [Mike turns around]
... you fight as hard as you negotiate?
Harder.
Terry Silver You got your 50 percent.
And I can get that in writing?
Terry Silver By noon today.
Mr. Silver, you just bought yourself a champion.
Terry Silver [speaking to Mike Barnes]
If you're looking to be a bad boy in L.A., Snake's the boy to be bad with. Right, Snake?
You know it.