...high pitched today? Maybe the vocal chords become withered as we age so our voice ages along with our skin, hair, and the rest of our body. Or maybe it's because he was imitating a New Jersey accent for the Daniel LaRusso character and doesn't sound like that at all offscreen (sort of like...
...My Cousin Vinny etc.? Because I've seen fairly recent interviews of him and he doesn't have it. I hope he just gradually lost his accent over the years, otherwise I'd be bummed if it was fake. What do you guys think?