I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIThere are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIt would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII 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 MIYAZAKIThose are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIModern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
HAYAO MIYAZAKISince I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIDanger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIThere cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIt is important to make a child aware of the existence of a weird creature like a water spider that breathes through its backside.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIYou always have to appeal to your audience.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIThere has never been a work of art created which didn’t somehow reflect its own time.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIAirplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIf you’re going to retire, retire early.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIYou 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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKI