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 MIYAZAKIAnimators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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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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We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.
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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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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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It is important to make a child aware of the existence of a weird creature like a water spider that breathes through its backside.
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Airplanes are the most beautiful when they are in the air.
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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 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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If you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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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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We each need to find our own inspiration. Sometimes it is not easy.
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Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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