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" One of the reasons I took up acting was to learn to be more human, to get in touch with human emotions. "
Masi Oka
Touch
Learn
Emotions
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" I have a lot of appreciation for what people do in front of the camera as well as behind the camera. I don't think I could like one without the other. Eventually, I think the road will lead me down to producing or directing, because it's more about problem solving. "
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" Will Smith is just an all-around amazing talent and really funny. "
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" I got to college and saw all of my friends going to these other schools and thought, 'You know, college is just a blank slate.' And I had an opportunity to go to different schools, but I chose Brown because it was unique and allowed you to be yourself as an individual and like I said, it's a blank slate. "
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Yourself
Thought
Opportunity
" I'm a real dumb-dumb in real life. I'm just book smart. But definitely not street smart. The other day I lost my jacket in a cab. And I'll forget things every time I leave the house. "
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Day
Time
Smart
" 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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Born
Culture
" 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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Computers
Science
Us
" 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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Know
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People
" At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements. "
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Character
Core
Ensemble
" 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. "
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Speak
Think
World
" 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. "
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Worry
Performance
Look
" I'm always going to fight on behalf of my brothers and sisters. "
Masi Oka
Fight
Always
Brothers
" In 'Star Wars: Episode II,' when Jango Fett is chasing Obi Wan Kenobi through an asteroid field, they needed a big asteroid to shatter into a million pieces, and I had to figure out how to do the fracturing, write the code, and show an artist how to use it. "
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Through
Star
Write
" 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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Perspective
See
Think
" I am very happy to help share the great treasure trove of Japanese content with the western world. "
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I Am
Content
Great
" 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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Every Day
American
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. "
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Live
Live Life
Nice
" 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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Relationships
People
Grow
" My house is like a manga library in many ways, and it's great because I get to call it research. "
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House
Great
Research
" I am a geek. I am an otaku. "
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Geek
Am
I Am
" 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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Education
Better
Mother
" Anyone can be a hero. You just have to have faith in yourself. "
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Hero
Just
Yourself
" 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. "
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Content
Fans
You
" 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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Geek
You
Think
" At the end of the day, I just want the world to live in peace and harmony. "
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Harmony
Day
Peace
" Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun. "
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Challenge
Me
Superhero
" I'm not American. I still have my Japanese citizenship. "
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Still
Citizenship
American
" 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. "
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Think
People
You
" Anonymity breeds irresponsibility. "
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Anonymity
Breeds
Irresponsibility
" I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist. "
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Me
Artist
Acting