The Greatest Living Animation Director Explains Why He's Retiring

The Greatest Living Animation Director Explains Why He's Retiring: When The Simpsons paid tribute to animation legend Hayao Miyazaki in January, the video quickly went viral, becoming the third most-viewed Simpsons clip on YouTube ever, with nearly 10 million views.

Miyazaki, however, was not one of them.

“Unfortunately, I haven’t seen that,” the 73-year-old filmmaker told BuzzFeed earlier this month, in a video call conducted with a Japanese translator. “Actually, I don’t watch that much TV,” he added with a laugh. “I don’t know how to use the internet, as well. Someone gave me an electronic dictionary, and I’m just trying to find out how to use it right now.”