I'm a lifelong Simpsons fanatic and I wanted to create my own animated show, one day.
Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone.
To be born as a human being is a rare thing, something to be grateful for. But being born as a human being is worthless if you spend your whole life in a mental hospital. It is worthless if you worry about not having money. It is worthless if you become neurotic because you cannot get a prestigious job. It is worthless if you weep because you lose your girlfriend.
No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special.
Heaven and Earth give themselves. Air, water, plants, animals, and humans give themselves to each other. It is in this giving-themselves-to-each-other that we actually live. Whether you appreciate it or not, it is true.
You can't even trade a single fart with the next guy. Each and every one of us has to live out his own life. Don't waste time thinking about who's most talented.
You don’t seek the way. The way seeks you.
I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit.
If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.
You have to work hard for it, but first you have to want it, and then you have to dream on it.