I think it enriches you as a scientist to be able to see things in an artistic perspective and as an artist to see things in a scientific perspective.
Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game.
I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.
One of the reasons I took up acting was to learn to be more human, to get in touch with human emotions.
Acting can be very solitary, even if you're in a scene with someone else, because you worry about your own performance and if you look good.
When you're making an adaptation, you have to make content for the fans; otherwise, you'll get something that won't even be accepted by the mainstream. You want to make something that the fans will approve and the mainstream will enjoy.
I'm not American. I still have my Japanese citizenship.
If you look at Japanese drama, I think there is definitely a treasure trove of it, but I just don't think that people know about it. It's got to be pitched and presented better.
I still have a Japanese passport. I haven't become an American citizen, and I am worried about getting deported every day.
Even as we get older, we get in these routines - and routines are nice and comfortable - but I think that it's important to live life to its fullest and try different things. Because you never know what you're going to learn. You might not like it, you might like it.
Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.
I'm always going to fight on behalf of my brothers and sisters.
To have a director's direct feedback is invaluable.
Will Smith is just an all-around amazing talent and really funny.
I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.
I love strategy and RPG games.
I wasn't the best UI programmer, but I know to use the interface and that stuff. It's definitely given me a leg up in terms of being able to talk to the people in the games industry.
Even people that are evil believe what they're doing is good. I don't agree with those people, but it's about understanding that there are those kinds of points of view.
I would say that there's definitely some advantages with me being able to talk shop with some of the effects people. Because I come from a post-production world, I can speak shorthand with them. I don't think many other actors can say that and know how the process 100% works.
