Quotes by Hayao Miyazaki

Explore a curated collection of 19 quotes by Hayao Miyazaki. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must — Hayao Miyazaki
Life is a winking light in the darkness. — Hayao Miyazaki
Personally I am very pessimistic. But when, for instance, one of my staff has a baby you can't help but bless them for a — Hayao Miyazaki
Once you have met someone, you never really forget them. — Hayao Miyazaki
If [hand-drawn animation] is a dying craft, we can't do anything about it. Civilization moves on. Where are all the fres — Hayao Miyazaki
Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautif — Hayao Miyazaki
In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all. — Hayao Miyazaki
Many of my movies have strong female leads- brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what — Hayao Miyazaki
See that house with the Ivy on it? From that rooftop, what if you leapt onto the next rooftop, dashed over that blue & g — Hayao Miyazaki
The concept of portraying evil and then destroying it - I know this is considered mainstream, but I think it is rotten. — Hayao Miyazaki
Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same. — Hayao Miyazaki
There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities. Things won’t go well because there i — Hayao Miyazaki
In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer fe — Hayao Miyazaki
Utopia exists only in one's childhood life. — Hayao Miyazaki
We live in an age when it is cheaper to buy the rights to movies than to make them. — Hayao Miyazaki
It seems like everything that we see perceived in the brain before we actually use our own eyes, that everything we see — Hayao Miyazaki
We get strength and encouragement from watching children. — Hayao Miyazaki
I don't intentionally make deep movies. — Hayao Miyazaki
Watching John Lasseter's films, I think I can understand better than anyone that what he's doing, is going straight ahea — Hayao Miyazaki