o-ma-ke:

“When I first found out I’ll be playing the important role of Gintoki, I wanted to prove myself to the awesome senpai around me as fast as I could. So I did a lot of show-off. But it shouldn’t be like that. It should be more… Gintoki lives with a lot of people’s support, and there are more important things when it comes to playing the main character. When I started thinking this way, I think I started to change. One person fighting alone can only obtain answers that belong to himself. If that’s the case, the show won’t be as funny. This is what I learned from playing Gintoki. …I’ll move on to battle from now on, because the character has a strong personality. There’s times when you can’t be bound by the character himself. If I have the chance to play Gintoki again, I’ll correct my mistakes and use the other experiences in my life to play a better Gintoki. Or maybe these things don’t have much meaning when it comes to playing Gintoki. Whether it’s good or not, it’s for the audience to decide. (x)” Sakata Gintoki’s seiyuu - Sugita Tomokazu