When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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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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I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it’s an old system that we can’t control.
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Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.
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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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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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The characters are born from repetition.
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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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Nobody has the right to sit in judgment and decide what’s good or bad for you.
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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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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I don’t intentionally make deep movies.
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Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.
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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 would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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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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