“The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.”

“There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.”

“Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.”

“The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.”

“Always in life bad times will lead to great times.”

“When you say 'fear of the unknown', that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and it's genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because we're not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.”