The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Quotes

Hayao Miyazaki: Today, all of humanity's dreams are cursed somehow

Hayao Miyazaki: The notion that one's goal in life is to be happy, that your own happiness is the goal... I just don't buy it

Hayao Miyazaki: [Waves the camera over to him] Look over there. See that house with all the ivy on it? From that rooftop, what if you leapt onto the next rooftop, dashed over to that blue and green wall, jumped up and climbed up the pipe, ran across the roof and jumped to the next? You can, in animation. If you can walk the cable, you could see the other side. When you look from above, so many things reveal themselves to you. Maybe race along the concrete wall. Suddenly, there in your humdrum town is a magical movie. Isn't it fun to see things that way? Feels like you could go somewhere far beyond. Maybe you can.

Narrator (Mami Sunada): After the conference, I asked what he'd written on that paper he had. He showed it to me. It was his official retirement statement. This was the first sentence: "I hope to work for ten more years."

Hayao Miyazaki: [Speaking of a political campaign van driving by] It was the 21st Century revealing itself. I'm a 20th Century man, I don't want to deal with the 21st.