TAKUYA BOOK INTERVIEW (ENGLISH) PART 3/3
FUTURE
――The feelings are stronger when there is motivation to work~
「It’s a sudden desire. Year by year, those feelings may increase. With thoughts for the stage, with that stance, the way of thinking also changes. About 1 year ago, feelings such as “I’m an actor” were even stronger, so “I show an actor’s spirit more than anyone”, was what I said with maybe too much enthusiasm? Of course I still have such feelings, like my shoulder power being missing a bit for the moment, but it’s a feeling that came not to be too serious in a positive way.」
――Why did you change?
「I wanted to say “Is it better that way?” An example is in “Black Pearl” when I gave up being part of the mafia, though there was no regret because I gave 100%, I have a feeling that I was too serious (lol). Because “Black Pearl” is a comedy though, I made the Mafia position by continuously watching the movies that came out. But, “No, there is no such thing” (lol). It was unnecessary to research about the position. Of course, I think it’s necessary to research, make preparations and practise well, but it may not always have to be serious… Rather, depending on the taste of the work, sometimes I don’t get into it from the right direction, that’s what I realized recently. Even though it was a year ago, I think I still have the sense of a child. But I’m still a child, and in those days, the outlook on life felt a bit broader, and when looking at it with such eyes, adult actors all seem to do things seriously, but do I mean playing in a good way, were a moment of missing shoulder strength is something you can’t have, it’s what I’ve come to notice? I just thought it would be a position where everything is taken too seriously, so maybe I have to think more consciously of being deliberately rough. Again, based on the results and impressions, it will become whether I think it is necessary or not.」
――Why has there been a change of coming into 100% serious more often within 1 year, are they changes that you have noticed little by little to cause your present thought, how soon were these feelings?
「This all changed in about a year. I was particularly in super-idea mode before reaching those thoughts, reading scripts whenever I got the chance, having thought that you certainly get better at something the more you do it anyway. In short, “If that guy can’t do it, he will become good on the inside if he practises”, it was a feeling like I was studying for an exam (lol).」
――To you, after 10 more years in the work business, what would Takuya-kun say if he was to send a message today?
「I would be aged 33 since I’ve been asked about 10 years later, so not only regards to plays, I think I would challenge various things too. Since I’m interested in many things, “Won’t there be various ‘must-do’s [literal translation is “laws/orders” but it didn’t suit the sentence well] in 10 years time?”. Wanting to watch clothes design for example, though it doesn’t relate directly to current work, I may do my favourite things. But because I think that my clumsy points will not change, I think that if you open wide a range with enough power, you get scattered. [He’s talking about the concept of ‘spreading oneself too thin’ - If you do too many things at the same time, you wouldn’t be able to give any of them enough attention.] Therefore, even if I do various things, the period during when this will be done is a way-point from here to there, so “Distribute the time” is what I think (lol). Since being organised requires skill, it makes sense if you can’t do it properly. In any case, by providing framework [i.e. foundations/structure] for yourself, you want yourself to go as far as possible, you want to do as much as you can do. After one passes 30 years of age, please repay your parent’s kindness. By the time your parents become 60 years of age, I think that you should firmly be aware of only your resourcefulness being noticed.」
――What kind of man do you want to be during those days?
「Though I’m not sure, for my image in the general public, I say that I don’t think I will feel like “A man within a man” [i.e. a real man] at 33 years of age. I don’t think I am the type who would want to grow a moustache and wear a beard, I feel like minding my appearance. I surely won’t abandon the hold of my uncle’s good looks [i.e. he will not remove the good looks that have been passed down from his uncle]! My belly will come out too at 33 years of age, so assuming a defiant attitude towards it is unpleasant because there is no other way about it. [i.e. there’s nothing you can do about it]. In another 10 years, I think that I can improve myself even more, and I don’t want dominate the things like knowledge or like expertise within me when I become that way, or rather for example, I hope to be open about what I take charge of [i.e. don’t want to focus on just one thing]. I was told my fortune via the lines on my palm this year. As a result, in regards to “leader’s presence”, she only said “Oh~” though. In the way it was said, about everyone being 33 years in the hearts of everyone, I want to draw out the same viewpoints as a leader. (lol) To myself 10 years later, rapidly ahead, I hope to be such a person who keeps going further and further!」
――What are Takuya-kun’s thoughts of what’s required to be a leader?
「Having new ideas faster than anyone else, ideas that you can do. Such positions can be enormously impressive, so is it possible to take charge of everyone via a power of ideas? I don’t think it’s something to do with thought of opinion. Therefore, how long can you usually live with stretching your nerves and senses [He said “antenna”, which is a sensory receptor of insects, but that makes no sense to me in this context, so I think he just used the wrong context] around [i.e. constantly deal with pressure]? I think it’s an accumulation of such things. Rather than a message to myself 10 years later, it’s a hope “Why are you so great?”, as in “Why can I do such a thing?” when asked by young people. I say “The reason is because I tried hard during my 20s.”… Perhaps even, when I read this at 33 years old, it would be quite embarrassing though (lol).」
LOVE
――In TAKUYA BOOK (mobile site), conversations about love emerged many times, so it probably seemed hard to talk about compared to the work and future conversations.
「That’s right~ I have often been asked “Your favourite type [of girl] is…” in magazine interviews, but I have answered every type differently. In fact, the same is to be said about love in TAKUYA BOOK, so whenever I read something updated by myself, “Did I like saying that?” is what I often said. I give a random answer at the time, but it’s not in order to lie, it’s because I don’t have a firm idea of being in love at the time, would it shake [i.e. worry] me as a consequence…? Because my experience with love is little compared to a general person of my generation, I can’t seem to give a smart answer like an adult when I’m asked about love~!」
――Careful with love?
「That is rightly so. About dating, if I can’t get to know the partner from there, there is no sense in asking to go out on a date to begin with. Even if I like the partner, in regards to what kind of person is the person, what kind of feelings does the partner have, don’t lead the person somewhere to keep company with until you have a firm grasp [i.e. understanding] of it, so I have little love experience as a result. Though it may give the impression afterwards that the guy is not serious or interesting, there really is a work-first principle. Rather than to spend time with her now, there is also a time for work that needs to be stowed. [i.e. time set-aside for work is required] Therefore, even if I was there with her now, it gets noticed if you don’t make contact for many days, and even though I don’t mean to get absorbed in my work, she would be neglected….. That’s what she would be particularly likely to feel~」
――It is surely a lonely opinion to assume for a women~
「”It’s truly terrible though for me to say that~” is what I think (lol). Even so, it’s not something I hide, it’s that I don’t have a considerably long history with women. But, rather than being lonely, since “Now I mustn’t leave things that I can do!” is what I feel, that [ type of thinking] is not popular [among others]~! (lol). In that sense, isn’t it a nasty pattern for most girls?」
――The balance between love and work is difficult?
「That is certainly the case~! (lol) Therefore, even if there was a girl who felt kindly towards me, I know that I don’t consider a partner when it comes to settling down to work though, I think I would clearly that say.」
――That’s the same about boyfriends - The person would be uneasy when the girlfriend is not around~!
「Also [the same] with friends~ But I’m honestly cool with it [i.e. it doesn’t bother him]. I’m rather unpleasantly cool with it. It’s not that I’m not interested in the opposite sex, of course I’m interested (lol). Perhaps, I really think I could diligently use email or a telephone if I we go out together, and I think that I’d want to delight her on her birthday or surprise her with events. But despite how much I understand my own personality, “It’s impossible now, just like [having] a girlfriend, right?” is what I would think~! Though the time between work, hobbies and her could be spent well if I was more skilful…… I’m impossible~ Things like Christmas and other events, of course I think of there being a certain lonely feeling. I’d be happy if she could come over for us to spend them together. But Christmas is only one day, so you just have to get over it (lol). In fact, catching up with your male bachelor [single] friends can be noisily exciting, and since everyone celebrates one-another’s birthday, being lonely in that regard, it’s not what I’m trying to say. So, I have thus thought recently, it’s not good if there is never time to be by yourself. Well, in magazine questionnaires for example, “The one thing you could never hand over?”, is what I was asked though, but since I didn’t have anything at the time, “My own time” is my unexpected answer~ Even more useless, that [answer is] (lol) 」
――You want to effectively use time for yourself now?
「For example, I think that a day spent with her in an amusement park would be most fun~ Though it’s not something I miss, some would consider that the occurrence of such a thing could make your day feel the fullest, and for me, has it changed~? Though it’s regarded as quite common, that’s the way you think of it, right?」
――That may change upon meeting a destined person~!
「That’s right! I’ve absolutely specifically decided to not make decisions about her, perhaps, I think I just haven’t met her yet!」
――What message would you send to yourself 10 years later regarding romance?
「Judging from how I feel now, perhaps I’d say that I think, when I pass the age of 30, I will have never been married. Therefore I may get married when I become 33 years old, or I may not do it, but surprisingly, I still think there may be “More still”. I think though that deciding to cautiously keep a close watch on a significant other will not change in decades, so once I find a partner, I think it would be a person with valuable qualities. Extraordinary! But, if I assume that there isn’t [such a person], it is also possible that there isn’t at all from this point in time I’m talking in now~! This though, I’m afraid it wasn’t a joke. (lol)」
――If you meet a woman who you think is destined to be [with you], do you think that you would follow her desperately?
「Even if I was in love now, I am the type who would ‘take the hint’ if I understood that the person is not interested in me. Therefore, even with little love experience, it would be foretold in the stars though if there was a chance that the partner was interested in me at first. I think that I would absolutely give chase if it was the case of being 10 years later~ Because when becoming 33 years of age, if I miss meeting such a wonderful person, would you meet a wonderful person anymore after that time? During that time, even if you say that I’m very clumsy, it would be noticeable around others, so I think there are various things that I’d be able to do a bit more skilfully. Then so, because I think that my partner’s qualities [literally he said “personal things”, so I’ve re-worded it] are properly valued, it’s actually “I will firmly go onwards myself!” It’s as expected, wanting to go onwards (earnestly).」
――Would you notice what you have said if you were to see that person now?
「I would notice it! Perhaps, he/she may not have already met me? But, since “There is no one even though I tried to go searching” is sad, I’d definitely put a stop to it (lol). [i.e. he will indeed stop searching at some point]」
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