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Canadian anime theatre-goer, disabled guy.
![According to the reporter, part of Miyazaki’s daily routine involves picking up trash and keeping the street outside his house clean in the early morning hours. So the reporter took this opportunity to approach the 79-year-old director for an on-street interview, and this is how it panned out.
Reporter: Box-office sales for Demon Slayer are approaching that of Spirited Away. What’s your view on that?
Miyazaki: “Well, I don’t think it has anything to do with me. It’s better if people don’t concern themselves with things like box-office records and concentrate on making their workplaces harmonious instead. It’s fine as long as you work hard on what you’re making.”
Reporter: Have you watched Demon Slayer?
Miyazaki: “No I haven’t. I rarely watch other things. I don’t watch TV, I don’t watch movies. I’m a retired old man picking up trash.”
Reporter: Some fans will be upset if Spirited Away doesn’t retain its historic number one spot.
Miyazaki: “That sort of thing isn’t worth worrying about. There’s always inflation in the world. Right now, I have to pick up trash…”
Reporter: So…you’re currently working on How Do You Live? (The production was announced in 2017). Is it all going well?
Miyazaki: “I’m doing it. I’m doing it while retired. You should direct any questions about that to Toho [Japanese film production and distribution company]. Because I don’t know everything about it. I have to go around and pick up trash, so…”
Given that he was approached on the street while going about one of his daily chores, Miyazaki was surprisingly civil to the reporter who ambushed him out of the blue. However, he did make it clear that his number one priority during the discussion was keeping the streets clean.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hfmrt6c6j3hhexqmtjhbh72t/bafkreibwneucqbxklmk7zzanj3zyxhxdiehauijl6chymulmoq2djw2swu)
