I was never more passionate about manga than when preparing for my college entrance exams.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII 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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As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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You may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.
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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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In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer felt that way.
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First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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Children understand intuitively that the world they have been born into is not a blessed world.
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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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If you’re going to retire, retire early.
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Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
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I don’t intentionally make deep movies.
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities
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The characters are born from repetition.
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