Words matter. These are the best Sonoya Mizuno Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The thing about being a dancer-turned-actor is that you know what hard work is.
I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
The entertainment industry has an effect on social consciousness.
I drink a glass of water and half a lemon as soon as I wake up. I heard that it’s supposed to balance your body’s pH. Not sure if that’s true, but to be honest, it really helps with bloating.
Since ballet has such a solid classical framework, everything is supposed to be a very specific way, so you learn to look at things with an eye towards perfection. But in acting, it isn’t always necessarily good to be like that – really magical things can happen when it’s unexpected and messy.
For most of my childhood, I grew up in the countryside of England, where it was very suburban – there weren’t a lot of people who were multicultural like my family. It was a place where the blonde and brunette girls in school were considered gorgeous. And because of that, I remember feeling like I wasn’t good enough.
Ballet is something for which you need so much control and composure. And there’s an element to acting that is the complete opposite. You have to be able to completely let go and reveal everything about yourself. It’s about being very vulnerable.
I never grew up thinking, ‘Why aren’t there any Asians?’ But then Lucy Liu came on, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, she is my favorite.’ I was nothing like her, but I just loved her because she was the only Asian I saw.
‘Ex Machina’ was the first film I’d auditioned for. I didn’t have an agent.
I’m learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.
I had classical training at London’s Royal Ballet School, and my first job was with the Semperoper Dresden ballet company in Germany.
I’m one of six and would be lost without my siblings. We’re really close. They always understand what I’m going through.
I was born in Japan, and I grew up in England, and I wanted to be an actor when I was a child because I had an uncle who was an actor. I wanted to do everything he did, and he told me to learn how to dance first. So then I learned how to dance.
My mom’s cooking was all about comfort, flavor, and plenty of butter. It was so hearty.
I really liked Glasgow. I really liked living there for a year. It’s a very fun city, and it has a lot to offer young people who are interested in music and art. It’s a very creative city.
It’s fun to channel a different mood and character through makeup.
I grew up in Somerset in southwest England.
I feel disheartened when I see stereotypes, because it’s untrue and unfair. It just raises the level of inequality.
I love Christy Turlington in the ’80s and ’90s. Classic.
