“We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation. ”

“[pitching the proposal for Mononoke-hime (1997)] There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans. However, even in the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for. A wonderful meeting, or a beautiful thing can exist. We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation. What we should depict is, how the boy understands the girl, and the process in which the girl opens her heart to the boy. At the end, the girl will say to the boy, "I love you, Ashitaka. But I cannot forgive humans." Smiling, the boy should say, "That is fine. Live with me.”

“The crucifixion should never be depicted. It is a horror to be veiled.”

“The Book of Job depicted the discovery of the devil in deity.”

“Patriotism is too deep a feeling to depict in the posing for a photograph.”

“You help far more when you depict a person favorably than instruct its weaknesses.”