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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIn this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I can’t stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.
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I’d like more of the world go back to being wild.
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Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.
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Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
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If you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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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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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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Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don’t even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you’ll be flying again.
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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’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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Children understand intuitively that the world they have been born into is not a blessed world.
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I get inspiration from my everyday life.
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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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It’s not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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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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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 wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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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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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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Virtual reality is a denial of reality.
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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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Nobody has the right to sit in judgment and decide what’s good or bad for you.
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I don’t like games. You’re robbing the precious time of children to be children. They need to be in touch with the real world more.
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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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