I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it's an old system that we can't control.

Prizes do not mean anything to me. I think it is more important to make a child aware of the existence of a weird creature like a water spider that breathes through its backside.

Its not a story in which the characters grow up, but a story in which they draw on something already inside them, brought out by the particular circumstances. I want my young friends to live like that, and I think they, too, have such a wish.

You should despair and run away.

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

I managed to work for more than 50 years with just paper, pencils and film. My son's generation and the one coming up after can't work with just paper and pencils any more. I managed to avoid using a computer. I don't even have a cellphone. I feel lucky I managed to live like that.

Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.