Hayao Miyazaki

“僕は何度ももうやめるって今まで言って詐欺を起こしてきた人間なので、どうせまただろうと思われてるんですけど、え、これはあの今回は、え、本気です。”

— From 42 Questions Miyazaki Answered Upon Retiring (Subtitled & Edited Version), DiscoverGhibli (September 06, 2013)

“僕は町勾場の親父でして、それは貫きたいと思ってます。だから発信しようとかあんまりそういうこと考えない。はい。文化人ではありません。”

— From 42 Questions Miyazaki Answered Upon Retiring (Subtitled & Edited Version), DiscoverGhibli (September 06, 2013)

“In making Ponyo, we tried to ignore conventional thinking. We tried a different direction, to use pencil to make the film, to even let the pencil marks be seen. You see, when trying to create a realistic film, to create a world with that level of detail, we have tried so many things, even 3D computer graphics. But the...”

— From Making of Ponyo - Studio Ghibli (English subtitles), Genki Marshall (July 19, 2008)

“When it comes to animation, we already deeply feel that it is in its final stages of life. The studio is already getting older, and energetic and skilled new employees are not really coming in. Because they were raised in a virtual world. In order to draw images and make them move it is necessary to use one's own body...”

— From Making of Ponyo - Studio Ghibli (English subtitles), Genki Marshall (July 19, 2008)

“because children know that there is the violence surrounded you know they they are surrounded by violence in the real world children know that”

— From Documentary: Hayao Miyazaki in USA (1999 Princess Mononoke), Arumim Imagom (October 29, 1999)

“the character that actually fascinates me the most is gee gobo maybe Japanese like this swatch can you hide at all terrible Tuareg forgetting us individually they're perfectly lovely people once they enter an organization they become quite cruel”

— From Documentary: Hayao Miyazaki in USA (1999 Princess Mononoke), Arumim Imagom (October 29, 1999)

“I'm not very happy about it. Disney is a producer but he's not a director. Now Disney is such a big company they're very keen to have everything in the world.”

— From Hayao Miyazaki Interview, TOONS MAG (January 01, 2002)

“I didn't expect children to fully understand Princess Mononoke and was surprised when they did. In fact it was the adults and critics who were confused.”

— From Hayao Miyazaki Interview, TOONS MAG (January 01, 2002)

“He must have known that his plane would be a weapon of war but hadn't imagined such devastating consequences. Actually, because of electricity one needs nuclear energy. The consequences caused by the exploitation of these power plants don't always evoke the interest of the people. Even those who are interested continue...”

— From Deeper Hayao Miyazaki interview about The wind rises [eng sub], Evert Vriezinga - English (September 01, 2013)

“Now since I am retired, I am free of the constrains of profitability. I can stay on a drawing as much as I like. I'm finaly there. I cannot count thereupon to live. I have to use the advantage of this freedom to create. So I shall suffer a lot!”

— From Deeper Hayao Miyazaki interview about The wind rises [eng sub], Evert Vriezinga - English (September 01, 2013)

“Animation director, what does that mean? I think everyone doesn't really understand, but even if you say animation director, everyone has a different way of working. I came from animation, so I have to draw. I can't express myself without drawing. So what happens is, I take off my glasses and I have to draw like this....”

— From Hayao Miyazaki announces his retirement, The Japan Times (September 06, 2013)

“I wrote 'I am free' here, and I think I wrote it well myself. I have the freedom not to do it. However, as long as I can drive a car, I want to go to the studio every day. I want to do what I feel like doing and what I can do. I'm still in a period where I need to rest, so I think I'll understand various things while r...”

— From Hayao Miyazaki announces his retirement, The Japan Times (September 06, 2013)

“I've always wanted to do something else. I would like to start doing something else and that is not an animation.”

— From Hayao Miyazaki Press Conference on His Retirement [English], shinrow (September 06, 2013)

“I have things to do but if I weren't able to accomplish it it would be embarrassing so I will not mention what exactly this is. And I don't want to be a cultural person. I just want to be a pop working on the factory and I want to continue doing that. So I have no intention wanting to send out any messages. I am not a...”

— From Hayao Miyazaki Press Conference on His Retirement [English], shinrow (September 06, 2013)