If You're Going To Retire, Retire Early.

In My Grandparents' Time, It Was Believed That Spirits Existed Everywhere - In Trees, Rivers, Insects, Wells, Anything. My Generation Does Not Believe This, But I Like The Idea That We Should All Treasure Everything Because Spirits Might Exist There, And We Should Treasure Everything Because There Is A Kind Of Life To Everything.

I’ve Become Skeptical Of The Unwritten Rule That Just Because A Boy And Girl Appear In The Same Feature, A Romance Must Ensue. Rather, I Want To Portray A Slightly Different Relationship, One Where They Two Mutually Inspire Each Other To Live– If I’ M Able To, Then Perhaps I’ll Be Closer To Portraying A True Expression Of Love.

Reality Is For People That Lack Imagination.

Animators Can Only Draw From Their Own Experiences Of Pain And Shock And Emotions.

In The Past, Humans Hesitated When They Took Lives, Even Non-human Lives. But Society Had Changed, And They No Longer Felt That Way. As Humans Grew Stronger, I Think That We Became Quite Arrogant, Losing The Sorrow Of 'we Have No Other Choice.' I Think That In The Essence Of Human Civilization, We Have The Desire To Become Rich Without Limit, By Taking The Lives Of Other Creatures.