When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.

I'd like more of the world go back to being wild.

I can't stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.

Plants exist in the weather and light rays that surround them - waving in the wind, shimmering in the sunlight. I am always puzzling over how to draw such things.

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.

You should despair and run away.

I myself become terrified of death when I am in a negative state of mind. But the thought of death ceases to bother me once I become productive.