There has never been a work of art created which didn’t somehow reflect its own time.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIWhen 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.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.
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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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AI animation is, “is an insult to life itself.
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The winds of time eventually turn them into the tools of industrial civillisation. It’s never unscathed.
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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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When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
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Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
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Our lives are like the wind or like sounds. We come into being, resonate with each other. Then fade away.
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.
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Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.
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The characters are born from repetition.
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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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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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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