Maybe that's what these films are doing. They are my way of blessing the child

I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".

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

We live in an age when it is cheaper to buy the rights to movies than to make them.

[on the future of hand-drawn animation] I'm actually not that worried. I wouldn't give up on it completely. Once in a while there are strange, rich people who like to invest in odd things. You're going to have people in the corners of garages making cartoons to please themselves. And I'm more interested in those people than I am in big business.

Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.

We are not trying to solve the world's problems... However, even in the midst of hatred and killing, there are things worth living for. A wonderful encounter, or a thing of beauty can still exist.