When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII 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.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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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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Reality is for people that lack imagination.
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Airplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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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.
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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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I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities
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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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AI animation is, “is an insult to life itself.
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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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All my films are all my children.
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