I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.

There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.

I'll reshoot a corridor 13 different ways, and you'll never recognise them.

In 10 different takes, you can do a scene 10 different ways.

I get inspired at different times and in different ways.

Because I'm a chef, I eat out frequently, so it's hard for me to control what I consume in terms of calories. But when I'm at home, I eat what my wife cooks for me. She works hard to avoid making foods that are high in calories and cholesterol, so most of the time, she makes vegetarian dishes.