I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.
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As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
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You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.
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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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I never read reviews. I’m not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators.
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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If you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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I think that’s exactly why the fantasy worlds of cartoon movies so strongly represent our hopes and yearnings. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.
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Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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In the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for.
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The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.
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Young people are surrounded by virtual things. Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
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