Young people are surrounded by virtual things. Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIThe characters are born from repetition.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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I’ve never studied psychology.
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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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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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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The villains are all parts of me.
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Cut off a wolf’s head and it still has the power to bite.
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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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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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Utopia exists only in one’s childhood life.
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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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Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.
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I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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