We Live In An Age When It

If You're Going To Retire, Retire Early.

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

Well, Yes. I Believe That Children's Souls Are The Inheritors Of Historical Memory From Previous Generations. It's Just That As They Grow Older And Experience The Everyday World That Memory Sinks Lower And Lower. I Feel I Need To Make A Film That Reaches Down To That Level. If I Could Do That I Would Die Happy.

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 Good Future. Because I Can't Tell That Child, 'oh, You Shouldn't Have Come Into This Life.' And Yet I Know The World Is Heading In A Bad Direction. So With Those Conflicting Thoughts In Mind, I Think About What Kind Of Films I Should Be Making.

When I Start Creating A Villain, I Start Liking The Villain And So The Villain Is Not Really Evil.