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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIModern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.
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Cut off a wolf’s head and it still has the power to bite.
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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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Nobody has the right to sit in judgment and decide what’s good or bad for you.
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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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Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.
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It’s not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
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I’d like more of the world go back to being wild.
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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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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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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 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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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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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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Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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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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Life is a winking light in the darkness.
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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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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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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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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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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 was never more passionate about manga than when preparing for my college entrance exams.
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If you’re going to retire, retire early.
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