I am glad to be here to create a new history in our industry. I'm very proud of this.

None of us knows how long he shall live or when his time will come. But soon, all that will be left of our brief lives is the pride our children feel when they speak our names.

I've been wearing kimono for several years, and armor.

It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good.

A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English.

It's very difficult to introduce the world to our culture.

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.

I saw a lot of 47 Ronin on the TV, in the films, and I've done Chushingura Gaiden Yotsuya Kaidan [Crest of Betrayal, 1994] directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

I was a child actor, so when I started filming when I was five years old, it was a long time ago.

This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan.

I've done Last Samurai in Japan, in LA, in New Zealand. Even in Japan it is very hard to shoot, because there's been so many changes. Only around a temple can we shoot.

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.

My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe.

Girls aren't very good at keeping maps in their brains", said Edmund, "That's because we've got something in them", replied Lucy.

Everything is good . . . as long as it is unpossessed. Satiety and possession are Death's horses they run in span.

Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.

When you build a bridge, you build something for all time.

I've had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, 'You know, I won't work again if you fix my teeth.'

I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier.