It struck me that when we read picture books to children, we parents, and people as a whole, do not appear in them very much, and that they are more constructed to be a world of children and animals. — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
I want to take themes that are shared throughout the world, express them through animation, and make movies from them. — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
“I want to learn more and more. The more I know, the more I see a brand-new world.” — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
People who are open about their own faults, especially, often want to ferret out "inner feelings" beneath the surface and expose any falsehood, and… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
I really am grateful to have so many people watch, and to be given the chance to create my next projects. I want to… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
Digging back through the events of the past, I found that there have been all sorts of people who had a greater effect on… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
As far as CGI and hand-drawn animation, I consider them both nothing more than tools for drawing pictures, the same as crayons or oils.… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
I think of movies as depicting moments of change. Change is growth, and that change also possesses the same dynamism that movies do. — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
With the assumption that animation is a medium for children, I want to make movies that reaffirm the future, and let them know that… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
I do not draw any of the pictures for my movies as an animator. The reason for that is that I am terribly lucky… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
Usually, people tend to see someone on the surface and think that that's who that person is. — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share
We are on the verge of losing the traditional idea of the family, especially in Japan, where the declining birth rate shows no signs… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
One may not be able to fulfill a fatherly role with one's own child, but on the other hand, and this goes for me… — Mamoru Hosoda Copy Share Image
