Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawais a Japanese-American actor, sports physiologist, martial artist and stuntman...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth27 September 1960
CountryJapan
people guy bad-guys
I have to humbly say people really like the bad guys.
people remember projects
I've been in a lot of cult movies, but I've been very fortunate to have been involved in projects that people remember.
real men people
There are a lot of wannabe men in Hollywood. But when you have that Hollywood mentality, there aren't a lot of real, grounded people.
thinking media color
In fact, I think new media is going to make a big difference with injecting more people of color into Hollywood and non-Hollywood.
character way actors
Actors are always looking for ways to build a character.
play people guy
People say, "How come you play bad guys so much?" And I say, "Well, have you seen many Asian good-guy roles?"
glasses play giving
I was clear: "I don't want to play businessmen with bifocal glasses and cameras, so if you're going to give me an Asian bad guy to play, then I'm going to give you the baddest Asian bad guy you've ever seen, and you're not going to forget that I was in the film."
actors yeah worst
That's the worst thing for an actor: when you say to someone, "Yeah, I was in that movie," and they say, "You were?"
powerful men guy
Bruce Lee was the first guy to bring film recognition of Asian men not being wimps, so it made me want to be as powerful as he was.
comedy kind
American comedies about Asians have never been funny to me. That always kind of pissed me off.
mind excited force
I was excited about working with Richard Gere. Oh, and Joan Allen! Oh, my God, she is such a force of nature, it's mind boggling.
careers people use
Looking back at my career, if there's one word that most people use to describe me, it's intense.
behind-you bigger worst
The worst thing that can happen is that the effect that they create behind you is bigger than the performance you're putting out.
guy lines
You can't just replace someone with a regular-looking guy who didn't say any of the lines.