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> [Since ballet has such a solid classical framework, everything is supposed to be a very specific way, so you learn to look at things with an eye towards perfection. But in acting, it isn't always necessarily good to be like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/since-ballet-has-such-a-solid-classical-framework-everything-is/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

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## More by Sonoya Mizuno

> [My mom's cooking was all about comfort, flavor, and plenty of butter. It was so hearty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/my-mom-s-cooking-was-all-about-comfort-flavor-and-plenty-of-butter-it/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [My mother's brother, my uncle, was an actor, quite well known in the West End. He used to come over to our house, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/my-mother-s-brother-my-uncle-was-an-actor-quite-well-known-in-the/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> ['Crazy Rich Asians' has been compared to 'Black Panther,' but I feel like that's a false equivalency. The idea that there's only this film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/crazy-rich-asians-has-been-compared-to-black-panther-but-i-feel-like/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [My dad is Japanese; he was an art director there. My mom is half-English, half-Argentinian. They met in Japan in the '70s. Her parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/my-dad-is-japanese-he-was-an-art-director-there-my-mom-is-half/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [Since ballet has such a solid classical framework, everything is supposed to be a very specific way, so you learn to look at things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/since-ballet-has-such-a-solid-classical-framework-everything-is/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [In the Royal Ballet Company, there was a Japanese principal dancer, and onstage and in ballet, they have colorblind castings - so I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/in-the-royal-ballet-company-there-was-a-japanese-principal-dancer-and/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [Ballet is something for which you need so much control and composure. And there's an element to acting that is the complete opposite. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/ballet-is-something-for-which-you-need-so-much-control-and-composure/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [I'm one of six and would be lost without my siblings. We're really close. They always understand what I'm going through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/i-m-one-of-six-and-would-be-lost-without-my-siblings-we-re-really/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [I was born in Japan, and I grew up in England, and I wanted to be an actor when I was a child because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/i-was-born-in-japan-and-i-grew-up-in-england-and-i-wanted-to-be-an/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [The thing about being a dancer-turned-actor is that you know what hard work is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/the-thing-about-being-a-dancer-turned-actor-is-that-you-know-what/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [I've lived in a lot of places - London, Germany, Tokyo, Scotland, Ireland, Los Angeles, and New York. The fashion capitals I've lived in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/i-ve-lived-in-a-lot-of-places-london-germany-tokyo-scotland-ireland/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [I always want to do work that feels honest and that's harder to find than you imagine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/i-always-want-to-do-work-that-feels-honest-and-that-s-harder-to-find/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [When I was, like, 10, I cooked a three-course meal for my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/when-i-was-like-10-i-cooked-a-three-course-meal-for-my-family/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [It's fun to channel a different mood and character through makeup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/it-s-fun-to-channel-a-different-mood-and-character-through-makeup/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

> [I had classical training at London's Royal Ballet School, and my first job was with the Semperoper Dresden ballet company in Germany.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonoya-mizuno/i-had-classical-training-at-london-s-royal-ballet-school-and-my-first/)

[Sonoya Mizuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonoya-mizuno/)

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