I like to communicate momentary using voice alone. Conversation is, after all, the atmosphere:
I am good at calling people. People might think that I don't make phone calls, but I like making phone calls more than the people think. (laughing) Telephone calls don't get good reputation, such as "It is better to talk to a person in person" and " Letter can conveyed the message better." However, I like to convey something momentary using voice alone. I don't make long phone calls, but I call people, who live far away and can't see so often, or who I just wish to hear the voice, about once a day or so. Lately, I send e-mails via In/ternet, too.
Mr. Ryu Murakami, a writer, told me that I was a good conversationalist when I had an interview with him. I was really happy to hear this because he has been interviewing so many people from so many businesses. (He knew what it means to be a good conversationalist.)
I do better one-on-one conversation than talking to many people. It is fan to create my own atmosphere and invite a person into it. Conversation, after all, is the atmosphere. You will have a fun talking to me.

Simple and minimum¡Kthat's what I want in my lifestyle:
I have lots of plants at my place. Greens are necessities in my room. I have Seloom, Concine and etc at my place. All of them are easy to take care and grow. Benjamin is in the bedroom and Cactus is at the entrance area. This is typical but Potos is in the bathroom. (laughing)
There is nothing else in my room. Also, I like to bring flowers to my place. Usually, I bring the flowers , which were given to me as gifts, to home. Other than that, I don't like any excessive decoration. So, my furniture is all in natural wooden color. The image of my room is white and wood. It might look kind feminine.
Simplicity and minimalism are the things I am insisting upon. In a larger extent, I want to keep my life style very simple. Things get accumulated all the time. I throw them away often. The clothes are taking the most space and bothersome; so, I give them away or throw them away. I throw away magazines after I red them. I treasure the practicality and comfort created by the simple life style. I want to live in the beauty of minimalism.

There is something about night which makes me prosperous:
Night¡KDoes it make you excited? I have this prosperous feeling about night. I think everyone has some exciting feelings about night, such as some thing fun is waiting¡K, may be doing some naughty things¡K, or going out to somewhere special. Even at Christmas, the best part is in the evening. When I was a kid, night was such a special thing. I got really excited going outside after 9 pm. I think that exciting feeling is still inside me even now I am a grown up.
That's why night is my favorite time. It is my important time alone, the time to sit back, and the time to do something I like. Sometimes, I am alone thinking or driving my car or, jogging around the town. Night is the social time for me to meet my friends to have dinner or going to parties. But usually, I listen to some music, watch some video, or straighten up my place; sort of being busy at my place.

Nobody understands that I can play a regular guy's role well. (laughing):
Lately, people tell me "We can see the part of you which we never seen before." Of course, I am an entertainer and there was the time when I deliberately show the part of me which I particularly wanted to show to the people. But at the last year's summer concert, I felt it was no longer necessary to do that. Even with other SMAP members, I am myself and we respect each other's individual characters. After I realized that, I was able to be myself in the drama and variety shows. That summer made me to get out of my shell. In that sense, it was the special summer. I am grateful to other SMAP members.
Since I have played many unusual characters lately, I would like to do more normal characters. I do well playing a usual and natural character, too, but nobody knows that. (laughing) It is difficult to act naturally because it is the ultimate acting. I don't have enough carriers to be proud of my ultimate acting but I want to reach to my ultimate someday. I want to do one-man stage drama playing an ordinary person.

I like to display beautiful books:
I keep all of the books I red. I can't throw them away even though I don't think I will read them again. I can rend them to my friends and I will ask a girl, who I fall in love, to read them.
I have lots of books which I red halfway through. I like beautiful book covers. I display Mr. Tatsuhiko Shibusawa's books at my place. Mystery, photo books of cars, books about wine¡KI read all kinds of books. That's why my bookshelf doesn't have any organized look.

I prefer light relationships:
People think I only have few friends. I don't know about the standard numbers of friends, but I think I have lots of friends. I want to keep a good distance with my friends. I don't like "Ah! Friends!" type thick friendship. I think real friends understand each other without saying these kind of cheesy words. The real friendship is natural. I prefer to keep both friendship and relationship light. I want to keep the cynical view of human relationship.

In fact, I am a gun mania. Guns are very attractive like "strong women":
What do I collect? (He is hesitant.) I am a gun mania, in fact. I know quite a lot about guns. Probably, nobody knows this, but, I have been attracted to the world of Dirty Harry and Western movies since I was a kid.
There is a producer who always gives model guns for all SMAP members' birthdays as presents. I am the only one who is really happy receiving his gift. I can't throw them away even those are very old. These are just toys. I am embarrassed to say this.(laughing) The body of gun is like a curvaceous woman. But it is hard and heavy. It is more like "a strong woman". That's why I am so attracted to guns.
Basically, most of men are particular about things they carry around, such as Gippo lighters, sunglasses, watch and etc. For me, model guns are like that. It is more like jewelries or accessories for women. The desire to collect something strong is men's natural instinct.

Hiding the body is sexier:
Other SMAP members often get naked at the concert encore. I always wonder "Why?" Taking off clothes is very animalistic. Being animalistic is beautiful, but, I think not being able to see is more sensual. Of course, I am quite animalistic, may be more so than others¡K(laughing) But I want be more like a quiet plant. Well, me not taking off clothes may not be a part of my acts¡Kit may be just me being shy.

I am still more interested in myself:
I can't imagine. I am sorry but I just don't have that idea in my mind. I guess 25 years old men normally think about it¡KNah, no¡K I don't want to¡K I am still more interested in myself. I don't understand about myself well. I like to fall in love some day. If I really like someone, I want to be with her all the time. I get along with other person well. My ideal relationship is not getting into each other's face but respecting each other's independence.

Man should be alone because it is more beautiful and romantic:
I often take bicycle ride when I have a spare time. Compare with a car, I like a bicycle because it is freer to go around. I ride around my neighborhood and go to have a tea. I don't go too far because I get bored. I also go jogging and swimming when I have a spare time. I can play alone well. Some people can entertain themselves more than I can, but I enjoy my free time alone quite well, too. In some rare occasion, I don't want be alone and call my friends.
It's better for man to be alone. Man should keep himself alone as his neutral state so that he can appreciate a girl when he falls in love. He can feel happy and warm when he loves someone. That's why I like the coldness of winter and loneliness. May be, I like loneliness. I feel very beautiful and romantic about loneliness.

Goro is posing very cool in front of camera. When he was asked if is true that you would not let people to take shots of you smiling. He answered "No, not at all. You just don't make me smile. I can't smile when I am in a regular photo shooting. Lying is not beautiful." Then, he smiles. He expresses his world without fuss; yet, he also let people into his world. It was as if seeing the entrance to his world. " I don't like to be narrow minded. I want to be able to see the goodness in many things. Even if I am insisting on something, I want to be flexible. Of course, there are some inconsistencies inside me. I like to discover these inconsistencies. Basically, I am easy on myself, so, it is natural to be inconsistent," said Goro.
Flower and poison, glass and steel¡Khe has many opposite things inside and he enjoys floating around these extreme differences. It creates uneasy feelings among those who watch him; but he is very calm and enjoys himself. "It is important to bring myself back to the neutral view point.. I keep my pace no matter what; therefore, I can keep my own eyes (my viewpoint) straight. My point of view toward outside world is almost like washable eyes, which can be cleaned when they get tired or dirty. I want to see myself from that kind of view point." He is always keeping an exquisite balance and the core of his balance is his strong eyes. " My NOW is built by keeping myself with neutral view point. Therefore, I will stubbornly tell 'Yes, I am happy" if someone asks me whether I am happy. I always believe that I will be happier in the future.