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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII 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.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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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 wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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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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I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live.
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Life is a winking light in the darkness.
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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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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’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue.
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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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Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
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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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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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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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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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I can’t stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.
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I don’t intentionally make deep movies.
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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
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I’ve never studied psychology.
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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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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I get inspiration from my everyday life.
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Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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