The power of Hollywood, as we know, is that it can create these images in people's minds, and they live with those images for their whole life.

There are a lot of wannabe men in Hollywood. But when you have that Hollywood mentality, there aren't a lot of real, grounded people.

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

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

That's the worst thing for an actor: when you say to someone, "Yeah, I was in that movie," and they say, "You were?"

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

I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!