Nomiya Rinko Quotes

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

I love New York. I'm taking English lessons there for the first time. I used to live in Tokyo, but I needed something new. I'm really close to my family. I miss them all the time, but we Skype a lot. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

I love film, any kind of genre. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

Not all actresses know how to express their looks, I think. For me, it's an on-again, off-again thing. I'm still struggling. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

We don't put our emotions out there in Japan. I'm Japanese, but I love to be honest. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

You've got a real headache of a boyfriend, kid. ~ Reki Kawahara

From the black ocean comes the appearance of light and waves. It helps you imagine birth. I want imagination in the photographs I take. It's like a prologue. You wonder, What's going on? You feel something is going to happen. ~ Rinko Kawauchi

She's plenty pissed at me. Not as pissed as Rinko but pissed. I can't blame her. I promised her three days and gave her a hundred. This is going to take a time to pass. If it ever does, now that she's moved on to someone else. Still, she went to the hotel with me last night. Was that a welcome home or a good-bye fuck? I guess I'll find out. I'm so fucking good at being patient. I ~ Richard Kadrey

I've seen 'Babel' four times. And each time I realize anew what a monumental project that had been for me. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

It's not that I'm confident, but I feel it's okay for me to continue taking photos. ~ Rinko Kawauchi

It's not enough that [the photograph] is beautiful. If it doesn't move my heart, it won't move anyone else's heart. ~ Rinko Kawauchi

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

People often say that I have a child's eye. For example, I stare at ants gathering around sugar, or when I seek shelter from the rain, I gaze upon snails. These are things which you often do when you are a child aren't they? I have a very similar sensibility to that. ~ Rinko Kawauchi

Fashion is really interesting to me, but I'm not a professional model, so I'm focusing my career on acting. ~ Rinko Kikuchi

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