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title: "1 Play Tough Quotes By Ken Watanabe"
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> [The characters I play are tough, but I love laughing and humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/the-characters-i-play-are-tough-but-i-love-laughing-and-humor/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

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## More by Ken Watanabe

> [I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/i-went-to-a-foreign-country-as-a-japanese-actor-not-a-hollywood-actor/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [I'm not a big star in Japan. I'm an actor. I have a very normal life. Four days a week, I cook at home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/i-m-not-a-big-star-in-japan-i-m-an-actor-i-have-a-very-normal-life/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/if-i-m-in-a-restaurant-and-someone-recognizes-me-and-asks-for-a/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [Do what is right because it is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/do-what-is-right-because-it-is-right/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [ The King struggles to work with other countries. It's a warrior's concern, and as current events \[demonstrate\], the challenges in working with international partners… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/the-king-struggles-to-work-with-other-countries-it-s-a-warrior-s/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [About half the scripts sent to me feature characters I just can't identify with, particularly one-dimensional businessmen or, if it's a comedy, some absurd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/about-half-the-scripts-sent-to-me-feature-characters-i-just-can-t/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/actors-are-always-afraid-of-ending-up-like-overcooked-old-soup-over/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [I have no sense of myself as a sex symbol at all. But the meaning of sex symbol might be a little different in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/i-have-no-sense-of-myself-as-a-sex-symbol-at-all-but-the-meaning-of/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [If the script is good, the cast and director good, I'll go anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/if-the-script-is-good-the-cast-and-director-good-i-ll-go-anywhere/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [My identity and my background still remain with me when I go to a foreign country. I have kept my nationality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/my-identity-and-my-background-still-remain-with-me-when-i-go-to-a/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [I try to differentiate between what I need and don't need. I talk to my wife and children before buying things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/i-try-to-differentiate-between-what-i-need-and-don-t-need-i-talk-to/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [Each director is different. Clint Eastwood and Chris Nolan are completely different, and I need to adjust to the story and character and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/each-director-is-different-clint-eastwood-and-chris-nolan-are/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [When you're sick, you're not thinking 24 hours a day about your suffering, about dying. You want to talk and laugh and think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/when-you-re-sick-you-re-not-thinking-24-hours-a-day-about-your/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/the-perfect-blossom-is-a-rare-thing-you-could-spend-your-life-looking/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

> [As a Japanese actor, I really want to work with a lot of actors and actresses in the world and many directors who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-watanabe/as-a-japanese-actor-i-really-want-to-work-with-a-lot-of-actors-and/)

[Ken Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-watanabe/)

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