I am an animator. I feel like I'm the manager of a animation cinema factory. I am not an executive. I'm rather like a foreman, like the boss of a team of craftsmen. That is the spirit of how I work.
Hayao Miyazaki

I can't do a film after having debated it. I am unable to do a film while discussing it with my team. I issue directives. I do not achieve it otherwise.
Hayao Miyazaki

I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators.
Hayao Miyazaki

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

We live in an age when it is cheaper to buy the rights to movies than to make them.
Hayao Miyazaki

When a man is shooting a handgun, it's just like he is shooting because that's his job, and he has no other choice. It's no good. When a girl is shooting a handgun, it's really something.
Hayao Miyazaki