We each need to find our own inspiration. Sometimes it is not easy.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIWhen I say ‘hero’, do not picture someone with strength to fight and conquer evil – because evil is not something that can ever be conquered or defeated. Evil is natural. It is innate in all humans.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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It’s not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
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I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.
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Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.
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I was never more passionate about manga than when preparing for my college entrance exams.
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I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.
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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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Problems begin the moment we’re born. We’re born with infinite possibilities, only to give up on one after another. To choose one thing means to give up another. That’s inevitable. But what can you do? That’s what it is to live.
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When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
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You may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.
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Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
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I intend to work until the day I die.
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There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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Yet once being born there is no turning back.
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Sometimes I test myself saying, ‘If I get a death sentence if I don’t make this movie, would I still make this movie?
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