I owe you, man.
John Kreese You don't owe me anything.
Oh bullshit. I don't owe you anything? What about Vietnam, huh? How many times did you save my ass?
John Kreese I don't know. I lost count.
Played by Martin Kove 
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) · 34 quotes
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) · 34 quotes
6th most-quoted character in The Karate Kid, Part III (1989): in 4 of its 34 quotes
Most scenes with: Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (4), Terry Silver (4)
Scenes with John Kreese
4 scenes John Kreese John Kreese [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.
John Kreese Then he suffers some more.
[in steam filled bathroom talking to John Kreese on phone]
You are back my man, bigger and badder than ever.
John Kreese [getting back massaged]
You're a sweetheart, that's great. But what about those two jerks?
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.
John Kreese How do you know he'll compete?
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?
John Kreese [looks at his hands]
Yeah. Make his knuckles bleed.
There you are.
Yeah. I had to do some thinking.
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.
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.
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.
[laughs]
Danny, Danny. Since the moment I met you, I've been making you do things you don't want to do.
What do I mean?
We have a little agenda here, Daniel. It's really very simple. [so excited spits out]
You guys are crazy!
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.
You don't have to. You can just stand there and let him kick your ass.
John Kreese I wanna see a lot more.
