First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIf you’re going to retire, retire early.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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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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The future is clear. It’s going to fall apart. What’s the use in worrying? It’s inevitable.
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As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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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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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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Airplanes are the most beautiful when they are in the air.
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All my films are all my children.
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Producing an animation series merely to fill time slots in the broadcast schedule is like generating cultural pollution.
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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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The villains are all parts of me.
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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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There has never been a work of art created which didn’t somehow reflect its own time.
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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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