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.

More Quotes by Sonoya Mizuno

My dad is Japanese; he was an art director there. My mom is half-English, half-Argentinian. They met in Japan in the '70s. Her parents were diplomats posted there.

I always want to do work that feels honest and that's harder to find than you imagine.

I grew up in Somerset in southwest England.

The entertainment industry has an effect on social consciousness.

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.

I feel disheartened when I see stereotypes, because it's untrue and unfair. It just raises the level of inequality.