The neck is kind of what's sexy in Japan, so you have to have the kimono a little bit back. It was just a whole different way of appealing to what was sexy.

Producing is like pushing jello up a hill on a hot day.

You respect all of these people that you know in the business as actors. And they sort of turn around and say, we really like your work. It's a nice acknowledgment.

Women like to watch women fight because it makes them feel sort of empowered physically and mentally. They feel kind of jazzed and excited by it.

Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it's not an easy thing to do.

Making a request without revealing the feeling/need takes all the joy out of other's service.

I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing hulk.