And oftentimes when you hear Japanese women, you think, ‘Oh, they’re obedient, they’re sexy or they can do just action somehow.’ And that’s not who we are – we’re so much more complex. And even if we appear obedient, it’s because society has made us that way and there’s so much that’s bottled inside.

Source:Interview by Lacey Rose, in The Hollywood Reporter (May 29, 2024)
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