Yet once being born there is no turning back.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIn this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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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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I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films.
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
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I find it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I like to go on extended vacations from time to time.
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It is important to make a child aware of the existence of a weird creature like a water spider that breathes through its backside.
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When 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.
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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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There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
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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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I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live.
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The villains are all parts of me.
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I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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Virtual reality is a denial of reality.
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I’m not going to make movies that tell children, “You should despair and run away”.
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