My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIYou may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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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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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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We live in an age when it is cheaper to buy the rights to movies than to make 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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We get strength and encouragement from watching children.
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First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
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Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.
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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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As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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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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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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Whoever falls, hatred will breed hatred.
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Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
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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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Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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Utopia exists only in one’s childhood life.
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If you’re going to retire, retire early.
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You always have to appeal to your audience.
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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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The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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Life is a winking light in the darkness.
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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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