All my films are all my children.
HAYAO MIYAZAKICut off a wolf’s head and it still has the power to bite.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.
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In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.
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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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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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I intend to work until the day I die.
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It’s not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
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No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
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I’ve never studied psychology.
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Cut off a wolf’s head and it still has the power to bite.
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Yet once being born there is no turning back.
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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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I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it’s an old system that we can’t control.
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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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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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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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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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We get strength and encouragement from watching children.
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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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When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
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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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Reality is for people that lack imagination.
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Logic is using the front part of the brain, that’s all.
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Virtual reality is a denial of reality.
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