In honor of his 80th birthday, here's a thread of Hayao Miyazaki commenting on each one of his films.
Miyazaki on Nausicaä
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/9knkv8/watch-this-lost-1990-interview-with-studio-ghibli-founder-hayao-miyazaki
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/9knkv8/watch-this-lost-1990-interview-with-studio-ghibli-founder-hayao-miyazaki
Miyazaki on Princess Mononoke and the now-infamous run-in with Harvey Weinstein
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/14/japan.awardsandprizes
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/14/japan.awardsandprizes
Miyazaki on Spirited Away and explaining the concept of "ma" to Roger Ebert
https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/hayao-miyazaki-interview
https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/hayao-miyazaki-interview
Miyazaki on Howl's Moving Castle (and CGI)
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/arts/the-master-of-mystery-in-japanese-animation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/arts/the-master-of-mystery-in-japanese-animation.html
Miyazaki on The Wind Rises
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10816014/Hayao-Miyazaki-interview-I-think-the-peaceful-time-that-we-are-living-in-is-coming-to-an-end.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10816014/Hayao-Miyazaki-interview-I-think-the-peaceful-time-that-we-are-living-in-is-coming-to-an-end.html
Miyazaki on Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
https://sites.google.com/site/lupinthethirdcom/anime/films/-1979-the-castle-of-cagliostro/interviews/1981-4-june-hayao-miyazaki-yasuo-ohtsuka
https://sites.google.com/site/lupinthethirdcom/anime/films/-1979-the-castle-of-cagliostro/interviews/1981-4-june-hayao-miyazaki-yasuo-ohtsuka
Here's a big deep dive into my favorite Miyazaki movie: Kiki's Delivery Service https://twitter.com/i/events/1155920969237696513