"masturbation show"

Hideaki Anno's August 1996 interview in JUNE magazine with Nobita Nobi:

"I only make work for myself, not for the audience. However, making works is still the only way I can relate to other people. This relationship is like a masturbation show, because other people are watching me act to please myself. They decide by themselves how they react to it. I do not directly “pleasure” others. It requires some narcissism to be an author; someone entirely lacking self-confidence wouldn’t “expose” themselves like I do."