If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn’t be very many roles for me to play.

We’ve talked about it. I’ve been married before. We’ll stay together as long as we’re happy. We don’t necessarily have to get married. Marriage is a bonus. Being together is enough. I also like to...

We tried really hard to get things right, to honor and respect the tradition of the geisha.

It’s tough on a different level. This is not a physical movie, in that sense, but I think the mental torture of this movie was much harder. I’d rather run on rooftops; that’s easy to...

They have an amazing team … I’ve wanted to work with these people for a long while.

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures – warriors, swordswomen – who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it’s not new to our culture...

Doing a movie like ‘Memoirs’ was good in the sense that it tickled me into thinking, ‘Well, maybe I have to be a little more feminine.’ But after two hours of that, I said, ‘Fine,...

I have people who love me and people that I love and a man that I love. So in that sense, I feel that I’m pretty well rounded.

Tomorrow Never Dies.

When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.

There are so many elements in the movie industry that I am just beginning to learn about. As an actor you are well-protected.

I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ was not so much about physical exertion… it was much more graceful and...

All of us understand we are here and our movie has done exceedingly well.

As an actor, you hope to find roles that are challenging to you as an artist. Then if you are truly blessed, you will find that it also carries a message that you can impart...

We had to learn in just six weeks what geishas spend their whole lives learning. There were seven torture rooms, … But we were lucky that Kaori and Ken were there to keep an eye...

My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole.