The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIThe creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.
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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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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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If you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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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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Producing an animation series merely to fill time slots in the broadcast schedule is like generating cultural pollution.
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Yet once being born there is no turning back.
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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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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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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 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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Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
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We each need to find our own inspiration. Sometimes it is not easy.
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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 always have to appeal to your audience.
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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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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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The characters are born from repetition.
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I never read reviews. I’m not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators.
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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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We get strength and encouragement from watching children.
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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 get inspiration from my everyday life.
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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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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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I’d like more of the world go back to being wild.
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Currently computer graphics are used a great deal, but it can be excessive.
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