Almost all Japanese animation is produced with hardly any basis taken from observing real people, you know. It's produced by humans who… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
It’s disgusting. On trains, the number of those people doing that strange masturbation-like gesture is multiplying. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Virtual reality is a denial of reality. We need to be open to the powers of imagination, which brings something useful to… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
At the time, sword and sorcery stories were quite popular. There were female warriors waving swords around as well, but the genre… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
[on the future of hand-drawn animation] I'm actually not that worried. I wouldn't give up on it completely. Once in a while… — 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