I Make Films As A Business, Not

[on The Future Of Hand-drawn Animation] I'm Actually Not That Worried. I Wouldn't Give Up On It Completely. Once In A While There Are Strange, Rich People Who Like To Invest In Odd Things. You're Going To Have People In The Corners Of Garages Making Cartoons To Please Themselves. And I'm More Interested In Those People Than I Am In Big Business.

To Have A Film Where There's An Evil Figure And A Good Person Fights Against The Evil Figure And Everything Becomes A Happy Ending, That's One Way To Make A Film. But Then That Means You Have To Draw, As An Animator, The Evil Figure. And It's Not Very Pleasant To Draw Evil Figures.

No Matter How Many Weapons You Have, No Matter How Great Your Technology Might Be, The World Cannot Live Without Love.

We Are Not Trying To Solve The World's Problems... However, Even In The Midst Of Hatred And Killing, There Are Things Worth Living For. A Wonderful Encounter, Or A Thing Of Beauty Can Still Exist.

Chihiro, Huh? Her Real Name's Chihiro? Can't Beat The Power Of Love.