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" New Orleans has a lot of good food. "
Lee Byung-hun
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" Actors always want to play the villain role at least once in their life. "
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" I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a TV drama. The director was very harsh with me. One time, he told me this would be my first and last acting job. I seriously thought that acting was not the right career for me. "
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" I have a special attachment to 'Bitter Sweet' and feel grateful because it introduced me to people in the film industry overseas and helped me experience Hollywood. "
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" Some people cheer me on. Some people want me to do more Korean movies or TV series. "
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" When I was a young kid, my father was a big fan of Hollywood movies. He would make me watch movies with him, and he would explain the story and characters to me. "
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" The more I act, the harder it gets, since I feel like I still have so much to learn. Whenever I embark on a new project, it always feels like the first time. If it were easy to me and I felt like I knew everything, my acting might have been different. I think the feeling of 'newness' keeps me on my toes and concentrated. "
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" I do not want to name any individual names, but I felt like when I was working in Hollywood, there were some fellow colleagues of mine who didn't even look me in the eyes because I was Asian. "
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" G.I. Joe is not shown in Korea at all, basically, so a lot of people didn't know about G.I. Joe and I also didn't have the information about G.I. Joe. "
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" Having an interview in English is difficult for me, but acting in English is much harder. Because when I'm acting in English, if someone points out bad pronunciation or accent, I cannot focus on my emotions anymore, so it was very hard. "
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" It was great to be able to play a hero in 'The Magnificent Seven' in a film industry where Asian actors are often limited to playing a villain. "
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" My dream role would be to play a Korean hero in a Hollywood superhero movie. "
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" Hollywood has a longer pre-production period and they juggle shooting schedules more carefully for each cast. In Korea, we shoot day and night without much break. "
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Night
More
" Whenever I open a movie, I go secretly to the theater and stand in the back and enjoy the moment. I laugh when people laugh, and when people cry, I laugh. "
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Laugh
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" I find myself working out at hotel gyms quite regularly - just so that I can keep up with my training. "
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" Having - and keeping to - a regular exercise routine is crucial. And forget about those extreme diets - they aren't healthy. "
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Forget
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" For 'The Rise of Cobra,' I was dieting more and using protein powder to help supplement my meals. For 'Retaliation,' however, I opted for more natural protein. I had a chicken breast and broccoli meal about five times every day. I also drank plenty of water and made sure I got enough rest. "
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" In Korea, I do different kinds of genres. So, like that, I would like to do a lot of good acting films. "
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Kinds
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" Just like other ordinary people, I want to have a happy family. "
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" I'm really close to Stephen Sommers. He was a really nice man. "
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" I lead a very active lifestyle. When I am not working, I enjoy snowboarding in winter. I golf and swim in the summer months. However, trying to find the time to exercise when I am traveling is quite a challenge. I find myself working out at hotel gyms quite regularly - just so that I can keep up with my training. "
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" The two moments that I felt the most nervous in my entire life were when I first had reading rehearsal for 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' and when I was at the Academy Awards ceremony. "
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" Sometimes people know I am an actor but are not really sure what I have been in. "
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" I was a fan of westerns growing up. Every boy wanted to ride a horse and be a cowboy. "
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