Hideaki Anno Quotes

#1. Fundamentally, Eva is just my life copied out onto film. I'm [still] alive, so the story hasn't finished.

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#2. Characters in animation do not cheat. They do not let you go for another. Animation is on certain points, very close to the pornography industry. All your physical needs are met. You can watch different animations and find anything you desire.

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#3. God knows I'm not perfect, either. I've made tons of stupid mistakes, and later I regretted them. And I've done it over and over again, thousands of times; a cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred. But even so, every time I learned something about myself
-Misato Katsuragi

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#4. I musn't run away.

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#5. Evangelion is my life and I have put everything I know into this work. This is my entire life. My life itself.

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#6. It's strange that 'Evangelion' has become such a hit - all the characters are so sick!

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#7. You're an idiot. Study harder.

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