As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
HAYAO MIYAZAKIAnimators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films.
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See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good.”
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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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You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.
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Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
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There has never been a work of art created which didn’t somehow reflect its own time.
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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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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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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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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
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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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There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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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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To young people, anime is something they incorporate into this private world.
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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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Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.
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I can’t stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.
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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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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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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.
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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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