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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII find it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I like to go on extended vacations from time to time.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.
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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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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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You always have to appeal to your audience.
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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We live in an age when it is cheaper to buy the rights to movies than to make them.
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First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
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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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I think it’s really good for a family or children to have a dog, cat, bird or whatever to grow up with.
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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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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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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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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’d like more of the world go back to being wild.
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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.
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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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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
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Virtual reality is a denial of reality.
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I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
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The characters are born from repetition.
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Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.
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Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.
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