Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.
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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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When a man is shooting a handgun, it's just like he is shooting because that's his job, and he has no other choice. It's no good. When a girl is shooting a handgun, it's really something.
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Almost all Japanese animation is produced with hardly any basis taken from observing real people, you know. It's produced by humans who can't stand looking at other humans. And that's why the industry is full of otaku!
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We get strength and encouragement from watching children.
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There are so many ships in the animation sea that are computer driven, that I think we can have at least one that's just a log raft that we can row by hand.
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I think talent decides everything. More than the method, what's important is the talent using it. There's nothing inherently wrong or right about a method, whether it be pencil drawings or 3-D CG. Pencil drawings don't have to go away, but those who continue to use the medium lack talent. So sadly, it will fade away.
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I've never studied psychology.
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You always have to appeal to your audience. You always have to consider how well your project will do in terms of admissions. I abandoned many stories because of that. But I don't get too down about it. It's something I accepted from the time I decided to work in films. I could always do something else if I got sick of it, like draw manga, or make my own films. I found it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I'd like to go on extended vacations from time to time.
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Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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See with eyes unclouded by hate.
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Its not a story in which the characters grow up, but a story in which they draw on something already inside them, brought out by the particular circumstances. I want my young friends to live like that, and I think they, too, have such a wish.
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The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements were forced onto the main character's side. I can understand a character with that kind of anger.
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All my films are all my children.
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My process is thinking, thinking and thinking - thinking about my stories for a long time.
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Currently computer graphics are used a great deal, but it can be excessive.
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Some people spend their lives interested only in themselves.
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Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do.
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I try to dig deep into the well of my subconscious. At a certain moment in that process, the lid is opened and very different ideas and visions are liberated. With those I can start making a film. But maybe it's better that you don't open that lid completely, because if you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.
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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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What you mean by 'peace' is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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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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I get inspiration from my everyday life.