Arthur Golden Quotes

I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.

Japan is the most intoxicating place for me. In Kyoto, there's an inn called the Tawaraya which is quite extraordinary. The Japanese culture fascinates me: the food, the dress, the manners and the traditions. It's the travel experience that has moved me the most.

For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask.

In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art.

In the mid-1800s, they were known also as 'singsong houses,' and the courtesans were actually master musicians.

I still remember the day I had met Bijoya Boudi during the making of 'Apur Sansar.' The earliest memories I have of her are she doing up my hair and helping me to tie the sari. There are so many days when she would dress me up for the shoot.

I feel that Japan is like my second home; this is where I want to fight.

I typically have breakfast, have a snack, have lunch, have a snack, and have dinner.

I'm not one of these guys that can stay up until 3 in the morning and get up at 5.

I make sure I use, like, a hair mask, and I try not to spend too many days at a stretch with product in my hair, which is difficult 'cause then I have to wash it every alternate day - being an actor is not that easy, because everything you use has chemicals.

I usually go to sleep with wet hair. When I wake up, it either has a really pretty wave, or I look like a poodle.

I grew up always having dessert after dinner. Always. It's such a hard habit for me to break. It's fine to have dessert every once in a while, but not seven days a week!

For me, off-duty hair means no products. I have people touching my hair almost every day, so when I'm not working, I try to let my hair relax.

Everything I saw in Japan was a story to me.

Sleep is important; I try and get about 9 hours if I can at night, but I don't tend to nap during the day.

I get up early and go to bed early.

I love Japan; it's very special.

It takes a good 35-40 minutes to do my iconic ponytail every day.

I normally don't wake up until 1 P.M. and I'm not about to screw with my biorhythm.

When did it become necessary to explain what's so cool about Japan? Everyone was quite obsessed with it 15 years ago. I suppose it's the only Asian country that developed an imaginary entree to me. That's why I go back.

I've been wearing kimono for several years, and armor.

It looks like they've been watching old Japan tapes!

I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with the absolute certainty that you will die ignorant.

I do not think anything serious should be done after dinner, as nothing should be before breakfast.

I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture.