"I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Every time I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school."
"I loved playing Gogo [her role in Kill Bill], because the character's so extreme. And she's pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword with a lot of accessories." (this quote is apparently in reference to accessorizing items such as cellphones)
Singapore Press' New Paper (Oct. 29, 2003)
"Japan is very much a TV-centred entertainment industry. So when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work mostly in movies."