“Instead of collecting things and staying in one space, I want to collect experiences.” Quote by Kesh
“Usually, people tend to see someone on the surface and think that that's who that person is.” PeopleThinkingPersonsSurface Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“I think the inner and outer aspects of the self together make one person.” ThinkingPersonsSelfTogetherAspect Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“People who are open about their own faults, especially, often want to ferret out "inner feelings" beneath the surface and expose any falsehood, and they think that it's in their inner feelings that the truth lies. But I don't think that's the truth.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelingsLyingFaultsSurfaceFalsehoodBeneath The SurfaceInner FeelingsFerrets Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.” ExcitedEgyptBeefLebanonTaiwan Author:Mike Johanns
“People have two sides, and a person first becomes appealing when you discover both of those sides - and worlds work exactly the same way.” PeopleWorldWayFirstsPersonsTwoSidesTwo Sides Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“We are on the verge of losing the traditional idea of the family, especially in Japan, where the declining birth rate shows no signs of stopping. This is precisely why I think we should consider with a sense of urgency what the new image of "family" should be like, and not fall into the nostalgism that days gone by were just better.” ThinkingShouldIdeasShowsFallGoneBirthLosingRateTraditionalJapanStoppingUrgencyVergeSense Of UrgencyBirth RateDays Gone By Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“I was deliberately trying to express how possible it might be for unmarried men and adults not blessed with biological children to become "fathers of choice." In an old-fashioned, traditional world, this might not matter. But I think that it's probably going to become terribly relevant as time goes on.” ThinkingMenWorldTryingChildrenMatterMightChoicesFatherGoes OnAdultsBlessedTraditionalRelevantOld FashionedUnmarriedTime Goes On Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“I think of movies as depicting moments of change. Change is growth, and that change also possesses the same dynamism that movies do.” ThinkingMomentsGrowthDynamism Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“It struck me that when we read picture books to children, we parents, and people as a whole, do not appear in them very much, and that they are more constructed to be a world of children and animals.” PeopleWorldChildrenBookWholeParentAnimalPicture Books Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“I do not draw any of the pictures for my movies as an animator. The reason for that is that I am terribly lucky to have many staff members who I look up to, and who are overflowing with talent, that work with me on each project.” LooksReasonTalentLuckyMembersProjectsDrawsLook UpStaffAnimatorStaff Members Author:Mamoru Hosoda