I have to humbly say people really like the bad guys.

My major intention for coming to Hollywood - besides the fact that I was just enamored with acting from a very young age - was that I was tired of seeing wimpy Asian actors.

People say, "How come you play bad guys so much?" And I say, "Well, have you seen many Asian good-guy roles?"

You can't just replace someone with a regular-looking guy who didn't say any of the lines.

Americans really don't understand the Japanese nature, but it's not an easy thing to understand.

Nature is a big part of my weekend. Whenever possible, I take Friday and Monday off and spend four days outdoors. We should remind ourselves that there was something here before us, a force more powerful than us.

Looking back at my career, if there's one word that most people use to describe me, it's intense.