I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house.

I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that.

I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day.

Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.

There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.

I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.

For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.

I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself.

If I suddenly disappear from the music world, you might see Hikaru Utada working as a helper at some inn in Atami.

In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.

The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.

Living isa thing you donow or never --which do you?

A celebrity's body is an advertiser's canvas.

It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combine with their interests.

The difference between Hitler's speeches and Churchill's speeches was that Hitler made you think he could do anything; Churchill made you think you could do anything.

Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball.

When your mind is tranquil and at peace with the universe, when it has become void of all thought - you become meditation.

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.

As football players you have all the experience on the field. You don't have the experience off the field.

I like my men to be manly, as you'll see from my books.

Since the world began has any man ever been able to know what would happen tomorrow? The world of men is today. I'm asking you to open your heart today. Tomorrow belongs to Allah.