Geisha Quotes

(Of her watching "Bettie Page" pornographic film loops to understand her character in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)) I love the loops! I couldn`t take my eyes off of them. It was five minutes dedicated to the art of the shoe, and putting the shoe on -- but first the stocking. It was so geisha. There was something so presentational. Bettie was just lost in her own world, dancing around with this fringe bikini on, with this weird lamp on the side table.

We tried really hard to get things right, to honor and respect the tradition of the geisha,

We tried really hard to get things right, to honor and respect the tradition of the geisha.

It`s my first time in a lead and I have to speak English! In a Japanese accent! (on Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)).

I always think it`s really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you. I always think you are lucky to get offered (something like) `Memoirs of a Geisha`, but I don`t think it will happen all the time.

But I enjoy being an actress a lot, because I can feel different women`s lives. I have the chance to feel like a geisha one day, and on another day maybe a scientist. That`s the interesting part for me. My profession has helped me to grow up.

I think the geisha women are beautiful. I`m really intrigued by their look.