I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.

We don't want to be something for everybody, we want to be everything for some people.

I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.

What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.