“I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist.” ThinkingArtistActingProgramming Author:Masi Oka
“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.” PeopleThinkingIdeasInterestingExposedNorm Author:Masi Oka
“I am also about trusting maggot instincts. If I get played or taken advantage of? So be it. That's a life lesson. I would rather have believed in someone and get hurt than live life with distrust. I always go into a relationship with trust.” IfsHurtTakenLessonsAdvantageInstinctLive LifeLife LessonDistrustTaken AdvantageMaggots Author:Masi Oka
“I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.” SchoolTaughtCollegeComputerHigh SchoolStuckProgrammingComputer ScienceTaught UsElementary School Author:Masi Oka
“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.” PeopleThinkingWellsProblemBehindsFrontsCamerasAppreciationProblem SolvingLeading Me Author:Masi Oka
“Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.” FunChallengesActingSuperhero Author:Masi Oka
“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.” KnowsSaidDifferentSchoolOpportunityIndividualSawsCollegeUniqueMy FriendsBeing YourselfBrownBlankSlateBlank Slates Author:Masi Oka
“At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements.” CharacterHeroDramaElementsCoreGenreEnsemble Author:Masi Oka
“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.” ThinkingAbleArtistPerspectiveScientistArtistic Author:Masi Oka
“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.” BookRealHouseLostForgetStreetsSmartReal LifeDumbJacketsCabStreet Smart Author:Masi Oka
“We had a great producing staff and great filmmakers, but for me, my mission , as a producer, was to make sure that the creators were happy with the film Death Note and that their voices were heard. I felt, if the creators were proud and happy with the film, then in turn, the fans would be proud and happy with the film because the creators know the fan base, inside and out.” FilmProudProducersFilmmakerBe ProudGreat FilmDeath Note Author:Masi Oka
“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.” ThinkingMeanPassionateGreat ThingsUniquenessGeekApathetic Author:Masi Oka
“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.” ThinkingKnowsLifeTryingImportantDifferentMightNiceComfortableLive LifeDifferent ThingsLive Life To Its Fullest Author:Masi Oka
“The key to digital effects is to do things that are visually accurate but done cheaply and approximated.” DoneEffectsKeysDigitalAccurate Author:Masi Oka
