Perhaps one feels more pain when parents are there. It's like when you're hungry, you know, it's worse to get a symbol of a cheeseburger than no cheeseburger at all. It doesn't do you any good, you know.

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.

Faces can lie. Backsides can't.

I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.

Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

Confusion has become a state of mind, more of less; we're trained to be confused. Quite simply, the people in power are keeping us down, keeping us docile and keeping us consuming with this confusion. It's a cultural confusion and it is deliberate.