Actors are always afraid of ending up like overcooked old soup over time. What’s risky is that you don’t realize this has happened, and you just get thick and boring. Going abroad was like getting a new pot to cook everything again. I was a rookie, a new self. And they were asking me, ‘Who are you?’ Ken Watanabe Read Quote
Before ‘The Last Samurai,’ I couldn’t believe I could do that. I didn’t think I would be able to explain myself and my feelings in English, in a different language. But I could. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
All small countries have the same problems and concerns about being protected from larger countries and their influences. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
If I’m in a restaurant, and someone recognizes me and asks for a signature or a photograph after a drink, that’s good for me as an actor. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
I try to differentiate between what I need and don’t need. I talk to my wife and children before buying things. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
I can’t become another person, no matter how much makeup I wear. Something of your own past, your experiences and personality always comes out in the role, and that makes acting very risky. You’re exposed. You always wonder if you can pull it off. Ken Watanabe Read Quote
