We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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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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In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer felt that way.
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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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If you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films.
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I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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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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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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The villains are all parts of me.
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Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
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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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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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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’m not going to make movies that tell children, “You should despair and run away”.
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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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