I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor. Hayao Miyazaki More Quotes by Hayao Miyazaki More Quotes From Hayao Miyazaki Reality is for people that lack imagination. Hayao Miyazaki imaginationrealitypeople Many of my movies have strong female leads - brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe in with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man. Hayao Miyazaki girlstrongbelieve Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear. Hayao Miyazaki where-you-arematterbelieve I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where they two mutually inspire each other to live– if I’ m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love. Hayao Miyazaki girlexpressionboys It is the fate of modern life that we repeatedly lose touch with nature, the environment, the planet. But we try to regain it again and again. It's like a circle. In children's hearts and souls when they're born into the world, nature already exists deep inside them. So what I want to do in my work is tap into their souls Hayao Miyazaki fateheartchildren When you watch the subtitled version you are probably missing just as many things. There is a layer and a nuance you're not going to get. Film crosses so many borders these days. Of course it is going to be distorted. Hayao Miyazaki bordersmissingwatches I believe that fantasy in the meaning of imagination is very important. We shouldn't stick too close to everyday reality but give room to the reality of the heart, of the mind, and of the imagination. Hayao Miyazaki heartbelievereality Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul. Hayao Miyazaki creationsoulheart No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love. Hayao Miyazaki technologymightworld The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos. Hayao Miyazaki chaosnumbersworld 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. Hayao Miyazaki hateeyetwo There are all kinds of values within the films but I don't make message films. Hayao Miyazaki filmkindmessages I’d like to see Manhattan underwater. I’d like to see when the human population plummets and there are no more high rises, because nobody’s buying them. I’m excited about that. Money and desire—all that is going to collapse, and wild green grasses are going to take over. Hayao Miyazaki underwaterpopulationdesire In my grandparents' time, it was believed that spirits existed everywhere - in trees, rivers, insects, wells, anything. My generation does not believe this, but I like the idea that we should all treasure everything because spirits might exist there, and we should treasure everything because there is a kind of life to everything. Hayao Miyazaki riversbelieveideas 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. Hayao Miyazaki playinspirebelieve Life is a winking light in the darkness. Hayao Miyazaki lightdarknesslife-is Nobody has the right to sit in judgment and decide what's good or bad for you. Hayao Miyazaki judgment 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! Hayao Miyazaki takenrealpeople The characters are born from repetition, from repeatedly thinking about them. I have their outline in my head. I become the character and as the character I visit the locations of the story many, many times. Only after that I start drawing the character, but again I do it many, many times, over and over. And I only finish just before the deadline. Hayao Miyazaki drawingcharacterthinking In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer felt that way. As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of 'we have no other choice.' 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. Hayao Miyazaki essencepastthinking
