Masi Oka Quotes
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I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.
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I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.
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I love strategy and RPG games.
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I was raised by a single mother, and she felt the Japanese education system, albeit wonderful, keeps you in a certain range. You have to be better than this level but below this level.
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Anonymity breeds irresponsibility.
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At the end of the day, I just want the world to live in peace and harmony.
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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.
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Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game.
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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.
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Anyone can be a hero. You just have to have faith in yourself.
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At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements.
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Will Smith is just an all-around amazing talent and really funny.
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I am very happy to help share the great treasure trove of Japanese content with the western world.
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In 'Star Wars: Episode II,' when Jango Fett is chasing Obi Wan Kenobi through an asteroid field, they needed a big asteroid to shatter into a million pieces, and I had to figure out how to do the fracturing, write the code, and show an artist how to use it.
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To have a director's direct feedback is invaluable.
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I still have a Japanese passport. I haven't become an American citizen, and I am worried about getting deported every day.
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My house is like a manga library in many ways, and it's great because I get to call it research.
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I would say that there's definitely some advantages with me being able to talk shop with some of the effects people. Because I come from a post-production world, I can speak shorthand with them. I don't think many other actors can say that and know how the process 100% works.
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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.
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Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.
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I was born in Japan and moved to L.A. when I was six, and I grew up with Japanese culture. I was reading manga, and I read 'Death Note' in real time in Japanese.
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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.
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I wasn't the best UI programmer, but I know to use the interface and that stuff. It's definitely given me a leg up in terms of being able to talk to the people in the games industry.
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I am a geek. I am an otaku.