With 'Letters from Iwo Jima,' then 'Memories of Tomorrow,' I reached a sort of turning point in my acting. I had poured so much of myself into those movies that I really had no idea where to go from there. — Ken Watanabe Copy Share Image
I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage. — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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.… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
I have no sense of myself as a sex symbol at all. But the meaning of sex symbol might be a little different in… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
My identity and my background still remain with me when I go to a foreign country. I have kept my nationality. — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
I try to differentiate between what I need and don't need. I talk to my wife and children before buying things. — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
Each director is different. Clint Eastwood and Chris Nolan are completely different, and I need to adjust to the story and character and the… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
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… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life. — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
As a Japanese actor, I really want to work with a lot of actors and actresses in the world and many directors who have… — Ken Watanabe Copy Share
