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> [I do feel that there are things you can learn from an artist, but I think you need to be very close to that person, and to know that person fairly well, in order to acquire anything from them. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-do-feel-that-there-are-things-you-can-learn-from-an-artist-but-i/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/mamoru-oshii-31909_art_i-do-feel-that-there-are-things-you-can_1247764.jpg)

## More by Mamoru Oshii

> [Japanese animation tends to need high budgets. If I have a high budget for a movie, I usually make animation, but if the project…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/japanese-animation-tends-to-need-high-budgets-if-i-have-a-high-budget/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [As well as Japanese animation, technology has a huge influence on Japanese society, and also Japanese novels. It's because before, people tended to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/as-well-as-japanese-animation-technology-has-a-huge-influence-on/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [I do have more directorial control over animation, because it's like trial and error: If something doesn't work, you can always go back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-do-have-more-directorial-control-over-animation-because-it-s-like/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [We weep for a bird’s cry, but not for a fish’s blood. Blessed are those with a voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/we-weep-for-a-bird-s-cry-but-not-for-a-fish-s-blood-blessed-are-those/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [I think overall, making a movie is like putting a stamp on the world. Every time I make a movie, I feed in elements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-think-overall-making-a-movie-is-like-putting-a-stamp-on-the-world/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [“We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/we-weep-for-the-blood-of-a-bird-but-not-for-the-blood-of-a-fish/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [Blessed are those with a voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/blessed-are-those-with-a-voice/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [I was always interested in technology. When personal computers came out, I was one of the first to pick one up and begin playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-was-always-interested-in-technology-when-personal-computers-came/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [Eventually, I think, by using such elements as flocks of birds or biblical quotes, repeatedly I add meaning to my final product. I'm still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/eventually-i-think-by-using-such-elements-as-flocks-of-birds-or/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [I do feel that there are things you can learn from an artist, but I think you need to be very close to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-do-feel-that-there-are-things-you-can-learn-from-an-artist-but-i/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [Just because a movie is satisfactory means that the person who makes it is satisfactory. One can make a wonderful movie but still not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/just-because-a-movie-is-satisfactory-means-that-the-person-who-makes/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [If I really feel that I want to shoot live people and live backgrounds, then that movie will become live-action. If I don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/if-i-really-feel-that-i-want-to-shoot-live-people-and-live/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [“There are countless ingredients that make up the human body and mind, like all the components that make up me as an individual with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/there-are-countless-ingredients-that-make-up-the-human-body-and-mind/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [Ever since I was a child, I always had insecurity or suspicions about my own personal identity. That's why I started going to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/ever-since-i-was-a-child-i-always-had-insecurity-or-suspicions-about/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

> [“I wonder where will I go now? The net is vast and indefinite.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamoru-oshii/i-wonder-where-will-i-go-now-the-net-is-vast-and-indefinite/)

[Mamoru Oshii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamoru-oshii/)

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