It would be better to be recognized first for music, but people go with what they like. If I'm here because I'm recognized more so as a style icon, then, if I'm smart enough, I will use this opportunity to share more insight about my music.

There are times even I am a bit embarrassed by my look.

I study my fans all the time, and what I learn from them will definitely be reflected in my future work.

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

I don't think that being an actor or being a performer at a young age leads to failures as an adult. There's a lot more success stories than I think people recognize.

Every movie that I've had to really knock down the door for has been an enormous success for me. Not just like a financial success but a real personal success.

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.

A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet.