“I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!” IfsKnowsUsedStreetsLike YouPerformancesUsed To BeBeachPerformersApolloVeniceStreet PerformersVenice Beach Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“I was clear: "I don't want to play businessmen with bifocal glasses and cameras, so if you're going to give me an Asian bad guy to play, then I'm going to give you the baddest Asian bad guy you've ever seen, and you're not going to forget that I was in the film."” IfsWantGivingPlayFilmGuyForgetClearGive MeCamerasGlassesBusinessmanBad GuysAsian Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“I don't know if many people realize that Dolph Lundgren is a chemical engineer. He's not a dumb blond guy. This guy is smart and he's a martial artist.” PeopleIfsKnowsArtistGuyRealizingSmartDumbMartial ArtsChemicalsEngineersThis GuyMartial Artist Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“There's one thing about weights with action movies: Once your muscles get that tight, it's sometimes hard to stop your movement, especially if you're trying to move with some strength, and with the swords in the film.” IfsTryingSometimesHardActionFilmMovingOne ThingMovementWeightMusclesAction Movie Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“Playing Japanese characters and being in environments that are Japanese, like a character's apartment or whatever, if you have directors or art directors who just don't know what' s what with Japanese culture, then pretty soon something's just passed through. I've been through many times where I've pointed out the incorrectness of so much of what's been done to a set.” IfsKnowsArtDoneCharacterCultureEnvironmentDirectorsApartmentJapanese CultureArt Director Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“Looking back at my career, if there's one word that most people use to describe me, it's intense.” PeopleIfsUseCareersIntenseLooking BackOne WordDescribe Me Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
