昔は嫌いだと言っていたけど今はそうでもないです というスタンスらしい

http://animediet.net/conventions/izumi-matsumoto-kimagure-orange-road-interview-ax-2011-press-junket
Q: Both the TV series and the movie “I Want to Return to that Day,” portray their own ending.
  How much input did you have on the endings, and which one do you prefer?

Orange Road has a manga and an anime and they have distinct endings.
The manga, the anime series, and the movie have each their own ending.
I like the manga one because it’s my original story.
But I don’t dislike the other works.
I used to say I didn’t like them, but now,
I’m not like that….Now I think they’ve done a great job.

リンク内の動画見た方が本人が日本語で回答しているのでわかりやすい
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowUs8rUyak
上の問いと回答の部分は2分28秒付近から