It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.

I like underwater life.

Reality is for people that lack imagination.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

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.

Life is a winking light in the darkness.

The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.

Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.

There are all kinds of values within the films but I don't make message films.

I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.

Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.

We do not fight to tear down but to build up.

For his mourners will be outcast menAnd outcasts always mourn...

Love is a flame that burns everything other than itself. It is the destruction of all that is false and the fulfillment of all that is true.

Government charity gives the most to those who refuse to help themselves; private charity gives less.

As an audience member and as an actor I much prefer to find ambiguity.

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

When people freely identify with their work and find themselves through it, excellence follows.

I do not in fact use many puns. Certainly there are far fewer than people believe. But I suspect the ones I do occasionally use tend to hang around in people's memories for a while.

I'm over the hill, maybe even the whole mountain range, but I don't see it that way even one little bit.