Zitate von Hayao Miyazaki

„Unsere Leben sind wie der Wind … oder wie Töne.

Wir entstehen, schwingen miteinander …

Um dann dahinzuschwinden“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„Ich werde keine Filme machen, in denen es heißt: "Du solltest verzweifeln und weglaufen".“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„If it is a dying craft we can't do anything about it. Civilisation moves on. Where are all the fresco painters now? Where are the landscape artists? What are they doing now? The world is changing. I have been very fortunate to be able to do the same job for 40 years. That's rare in any era.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

on the topic of hand-drawn animation (2005) The Guardian article http://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/14/japan.awardsandprizes
On Animation

„Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„I would like to make a film to tell children "it's good to be alive".“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„Our lives are like the wind… or like sounds.

We come into being, resonate with each other…

Then fade away“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„Most people depend on the internet and cellphones to survive, but what happens when they stop working? I wanted to create a mother and child who wouldn't be defeated by life without them.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

(2009) Independent News article 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/hayao-miyazaki-modern-movies-are-too-weird-for-me-1678129.html
On Ponyo

„The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

Variante: The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.

„Life is a winking light in the darkness.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Original: (ja) 命は闇の中のまたたく光だ。

„Cut off a wolf's head and it still has the power to bite.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

Quelle: もののけ姫 [Mononoke hime]

„Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„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

„Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

Proposal for Princess Mononoke http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/story_proposal.txt

„I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films. They became very conservative in the way they created them. It's too bad. I thought 2-D and 3-D could coexist happily.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki

„The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements were forced onto the main character's side. I can understand a character with that kind of anger.“

—  Hayao Miyazaki