Masi Oka

“One of the reasons I took up acting was to learn to be more human, to get in touch with human emotions.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.”

“I grew up on anime and manga. That's part of who I am.”

“When you're making an adaptation, you have to make content for the fans; otherwise, you'll get something that won't even be accepted by the mainstream. You want to make something that the fans will approve and the mainstream will enjoy.”

“I'm always going to fight on behalf of my brothers and sisters.”

“I am very happy to help share the great treasure trove of Japanese content with the western world.”

“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.”

“Will Smith is just an all-around amazing talent and really funny.”

“I love strategy and RPG games.”

“If you look at Japanese drama, I think there is definitely a treasure trove of it, but I just don't think that people know about it. It's got to be pitched and presented better.”

“Anonymity breeds irresponsibility.”

“I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.”

“The more things you do outside of your norm, the more ideas you get exposed to, the more people you get exposed to, and I think that's interesting.”

“I think it enriches you as a scientist to be able to see things in an artistic perspective and as an artist to see things in a scientific perspective.”

“I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist.”

“At its core, 'Heroes' is an ensemble character drama with genre elements.”

“Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game.”

“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.”