Being Asian in this business is something you have to consider, because sometimes people aren't as open. They'll say, I can't see you with a Caucasian person.
I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing hulk.
If you see the Sopranos, you're not going to be speaking in the Shakespearean English.
Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It's a much quieter was of fighting.
Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience over by making it believable. A lot of what you do when you work out in that mode is use your mental energy.
The neck is kind of what's sexy in Japan, so you have to have the kimono a little bit back. It was just a whole different way of appealing to what was sexy.