Margaret Talbot who writes about Hayao Miyazaki, the japanese animation creator and director of film such as Spirited Away, talks about him in this interview by New Yorker. Hayao Miyazaki doesn't usually do interviews, so this is very interesting to read.
After I read this, it made me want to go see his new film, "Howl, the Walking Castle", eventhough people's reaction is not very good.
Here is what I learned about Hayao Miyazaki.
- He's very worried about kids consuming too much media, and thinks that they should watch a movie like "Totoro" no more than once a year.
- He is perhaps a pessimistic person, but has great vitality and a great respect and fondness for children. He wants them to make their own judgments about the world. He doesn’t want to swamp them with premature cynicism.
- He is an intense workaholic. The early days of their studio, Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki would work from 9 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., and that in recent years he has mellowed somewhat and goes home at midnight.
- His idea of a vacation was a nap.
- He isn't a fan of computer animation. He really favors the (now) old-fashioned method of hand drawing.
- John Lasseter of Pixar is his friend.
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