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I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.

A lot of people think Japanese food is difficult, a lot of work. But you don't have to buy the knife I have. You don't have to train as long as I have. You can do my cooking in your kitchen.

I studied Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On element of Jeet Kune Do is that I had several of years of practice with the kali stick - a stick with a size and length similar to a baseball bat.

Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.

Kids are always infatuated with the action in martial arts films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than the arts. That is what kept me straight and decent. I always had a place to go. That was the dojo. I always had something to look forward to doing.

I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.

Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control.

I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things.

In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art.