Airplanes are the most beautiful when they are in the air.

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

You always have to appeal to your audience. You always have to consider how well your project will do in terms of admissions. I abandoned many stories because of that. But I don't get too down about it. It's something I accepted from the time I decided to work in films. I could always do something else if I got sick of it, like draw manga, or make my own films. I found it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I'd like to go on extended vacations from time to time.

Life is a winking light in the darkness.

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

I believe nostalgia has many appearances and that it's not just the privilege of adults. I think children too can have nostalgia. It's one of mankind's most shared emotions. It's one of the things that makes us human. When you live, you lose things. It's a fact of life. So it's natural for everyone to have nostalgia.

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