I do all my work by storyboard, so as I draw the storyboard, the world gets more and more complex, and as… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of values within the films but I don't make message films. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
In my grandparents' time, it was believed that spirits existed everywhere - in trees, rivers, insects, wells, anything. My generation does not… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
I don't have the story finished and ready when we start work on a film. I usually don't have the time. So… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Rather than making that a good project, I like to make the kinds of films that children can understand in five minutes… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Personally I am very pessimistic. But when, for instance, one of my staff has a baby you can't help but bless them… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
I intend to work until the day I die. I retired from feature-length films but not from animation. Self-indulgent animation. It's nice… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
“[pitching the proposal for Mononoke-hime (1997)] There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans. However, even in… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Maybe that's what these films are doing. They are my way of blessing the child — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings,… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Prizes do not mean anything to me. I think it is more important to make a child aware of the existence of a weird… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
No matter how many WEAPONS you have, no matter how great your TECHNOLOGY might be, the world cannot live without LOVE. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
The principle I adhere to when directing, is that I make good use of everything my staff creates. Even if they make foregrounds that… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
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… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
What you mean by 'peace' is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
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… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
