On the red carpet, I need to be protected. When I wear a Chanel dress, I feel like I've earned the right to be there. And Karl Lagerfeld is so poetic, such an intelligent man. I like the way he has the power to draw attention. Rinko Kikuchi attentioncarpetchanel share on social
I've been working with Spanish, French, some more American, and Japanese directors. And then I realized I have to study English, and that's why I moved to New York two years ago. Rinko Kikuchi agoamericandirector Change image and share on social
I've seen 'Babel' four times. And each time I realize anew what a monumental project that had been for me. Rinko Kikuchi anewbabelhave Change image and share on social
I don't want to limit myself. I want to keep doing all sorts of roles. I guess what lies behind this urge is the conviction that movies have changed my life. And certain performances have inspired me to try to be someone different. Rinko Kikuchi changeconvictionguess share on social
When I was a little girl, I used to watch a lot of monster movies, like 'Godzilla.' All those monster movies. Rinko Kikuchi girlgodzillalot Change image and share on social
There's something very... spiritual about fighting. It's physically very challenging. It's for killing people, after all, so it's taught me how to look at something head on. It's like living - confronting something. Everything for me came from films. Rinko Kikuchi challengeconfrontfight share on social
I grew up with a lot of monster movies, robot movies, since I was a kid. I love anime movies, like 'Evangelion' and 'Ghost in the Shell.' Rinko Kikuchi animeevangelionghost Change image and share on social
When watching movies, I was always inspired by the performances of the cast. Of course, the story and the direction and all that intrigued me. But what actors would propel themselves to do, and be, was awesome. It was like, how could these people give so much? Rinko Kikuchi actorawesomecast share on social
We don't put our emotions out there in Japan. I'm Japanese, but I love to be honest. Rinko Kikuchi emotionhonestjapan Change image and share on social
