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" 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. "
Masi Oka
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" I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist. "
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" Anonymity breeds irresponsibility. "
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" I played piano back in my elementary school days and I sang a cappella back in college. "
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" The more things you do outside of your norm, the more ideas you get exposed to, the more people you get exposed to, and I think that's interesting. "
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" At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements. "
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" At the end of the day, I just want the world to live in peace and harmony. "
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" Virtual environments are anonymous, and I'm concerned that people - mainly younger folks who grow up this way - will see social relationships as part of a game. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not American. I still have my Japanese citizenship. "
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" Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game. "
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" I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college. "
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" Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate about something and that defines your uniqueness. I would rather be passionate about something than be apathetic about everything. "
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" I still have a Japanese passport. I haven't become an American citizen, and I am worried about getting deported every day. "
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" I was raised by a single mother, and she felt the Japanese education system, albeit wonderful, keeps you in a certain range. You have to be better than this level but below this level. "
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" 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. "
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" To have a director's direct feedback is invaluable. "
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" 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. "
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" I was born in Japan and moved to L.A. when I was six, and I grew up with Japanese culture. I was reading manga, and I read 'Death Note' in real time in Japanese. "
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" 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. "
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