OKAMOTO: I’m in this Kimono for quite a long time in this film but I never really wear a Kimono in my real life so I’m enjoying. Have you seen a range of costumes that you get to wear or worn them? They listened to us carefully, which is very, very grateful. “Oh, it looks a little bit Chinese,” and they changed it because we don’t want to make any mistakes. OKAMOTO: You know what? Yeah, we found something wrong and they really listened to us, they really appreciated it. Have you pointed at anything that’s wrong? I keep saying, “I want to do one of the set designer.” I was asking the people, “Would you hire me?” OKAMOTO: It’s so impressive, it’s perfect, I’m so interested in all the set designs. What about the recreation of this Japanese world, right here in the middle of Sydney? How do you feel about it? Sometimes I find it’s very difficult to understand things but he’s very patient and listened to me, teach me and it’s just wonderful. So he told me, “Oh, you have to stand close to the camera as much as you can to make the eye line for me.” I didn’t understand, first of all, because I’ve never done it but he told me very carefully and appreciate because I’m speaking English as a second language. If I’m on camera that’s fine but if I’m off camera, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t even know how the camera was going to shoot. OKAMOTO: Actually, he told me a lot of things like – because I didn’t know anything about little system tricks and things. Those things you’ve done just with Hugh, what’s it been like to work with him? Jim’s told you not to take any advice, so you just ignore Hugh the whole time? Meeting Logan later on, finding herself, what she wants to have in her life – I think I have a lot of similarity in my life. OKAMOTO: I think that the similarity I have with her is that she doesn’t have a normal life and I used to have a very difficult childhood when I was little because I was always like the tallest girl in the school and everybody was staring at me like, “You’re very different.” You know? I was struggling at the time and it’s a very different subject but still, she’s trying to find her place in her life. I was just like, “I really want to do this,” and I got it. I just fell in love with what he thinks and what he teaches me and everything. I wasn’t even sure if I really wanted to do acting, but then he just opened the new door for me and I met Jim in L.A. OKAMOTO: My Japanese modeling agency called me and she said, “We got this audition,” and I was like, “Um, I’m not interested.” And the next word she said was, “Yeah, but it’s going to be X-Men and it’s Hugh Jackman in it.” I was like, “Yes! I’ll take it!” Because I’m a huge fan of him. What was your reaction when you got that phone call? Who called you? Then, I think they opened the gate a little bigger and I think they started looking from models, like me. Somehow, they were looking for a Japanese girl for this role and I’m sure they look for a lot of good actresses and they couldn’t find the right one for them. I’ve been modeling for over ten years but I never really imagine myself acting, ever. TAO OKAMOTO: Well, this is my first film ever – first acting experience. Question: How’d you get involved with the project?
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