Hidetaka Miyazaki Quotes

Resident Evil 4' truly changed the way I look at making games.

I'm inspired by nonmusical things a lot, whether it's a film or a book or whatever.

I like George Gervin a lot, even as a guy that played a long time ago.

Whenever I'm doing a collection, I'm inspired by the world around us.

These guys from the past really motivate me, much respect to the guys before me and the ones after me.

It's an honor to sit back and see people loving the things that you did 25 years ago and still be here and be amongst the crowd to receive those blessings.

Everything we've ever done has been for artistry's sake, and for the greater good and paying homage to those who came before us and paving the way for those who come after us.

Games are a media that relies on technology to be innovative and forward thinking and interesting. Personally, I love being at that forefront when something new comes out.

I don't care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.

We can't look for greatness in the past.

People come up to me and pay their respects by telling me how I was a big part of their childhood. I do not take that for granted, not for one second.

The last time I played video games was 'Space Invaders.'

I broke pretty much every rule of classic game design and tried to invent new ones.

I think one of the studio's characteristics is to embrace wholeheartedly what we feel is interesting; what we perceive to be worthwhile, cool, or beautiful; and to place these ideals at the foundation of the games we make.

'Dark Souls' is my life's work; everything I came up with for 'Dark Souls III' is based on my personal preferences.

When it comes to our cultural values, I would love to hold on to the past because Nokia had some of the best spirit ever. Having grown up in the company, I loved it for the value and culture, which matched my own.

In 'Demon's Souls,' we tried to implement some features in a kind of experimental way, not being sure whether or not it would be popular, but we did it anyway so that we could see how people reacted.

I love retro culture. I love retro games; I love retro music.

I'm glad Wu-Tang was able to inspire other producers and artists, but I would never want to be erased or removed.

Old people come up to me and say, 'Are you still alive? I used to watch you on 'To Tell The Truth' when I was a kid.'

Ain't nobody bumping Nas no more, no disrespect to him. He had his time.

I'm definitely a veteran. No question. And it always makes me laugh when the younger guys tell me they remember where they were when I contested a certain match. It makes me feel old, but it's cool to hear that.

As much as early 2000s aesthetics are something I was pining for and very much love, I would occasionally struggle to find one singular image or one singular site that summed up all of my memories really well.

We stand on the shoulders of giants - and that's something we can never forget.

Dedicated to the future, with honor to the past.