I've Never Studied Psychology.

Children Understand Intuitively That The World They Have Been Born Into Is Not A Blessed World.

At The Time, Sword And Sorcery Stories Were Quite Popular. There Were Female Warriors Waving Swords Around As Well, But The Genre Is Populated Entirely With People Who Have Absolutely No Responsibility To Anyone, So I Knew My Story Would Have To Be Completely Different From Any Of These.

[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.

You Never Know How A Film Will Play, Whether It Will Be Successful Or Not, Or Whether It Will Touch The Audience. I Always Said To Myself That Whatever Happens, Big Audience Or Small, That I Would Not Let The Results Have An Impact On My Way Of Working. But It Would Be A Bit Silly For Me To Change My Methods When I Have A Big Success. That Means My Methods Work Well.

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.