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> [I'm not particularly interested in working with movie stars. It depends on where you come from, I suppose. Why are you making films? The reason I want make films is because they convey ideas. I think some directors make films…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-working-with-movie-stars-it/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

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## More by Neill Blomkamp

> [I never think of things rationally or intellectually. I swear, every single decision I make is just instinct and my instincts tend to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-never-think-of-things-rationally-or-intellectually-i-swear-every/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [Deleted scenes are like in a middle gray zone. It's like, well, they're deleted because they're not good or you lost the battle and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/deleted-scenes-are-like-in-a-middle-gray-zone-it-s-like-well-they-re/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I'm just genuinely interested in the difference between the First World and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-think-growing-up-in-south-africa-and-then-moving-to-canada-i-m-just/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [This whole notion that the robot has to declare nuclear war is one part of the discussion, but it may not be reality. Reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/this-whole-notion-that-the-robot-has-to-declare-nuclear-war-is-one/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I've learned more, and I understand the process a bit better now. I can try to see how long I want to take in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-ve-learned-more-and-i-understand-the-process-a-bit-better-now-i-can/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [A lot of America is kind of done. People have been making films about it for 100 years. Everything to me feels used up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/a-lot-of-america-is-kind-of-done-people-have-been-making-films-about/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/satire-also-allows-you-to-make-fun-of-every-different-aspect-it/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I don't want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I'm not going to not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-don-t-want-to-make-a-film-that-offends-people-but-the-whole-world/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I am a firm believer that the pull for human beings is towards the good, generally outweighing the bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-am-a-firm-believer-that-the-pull-for-human-beings-is-towards-the/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [My favourite stuff is visual, and I always want to work with visual artwork. I think it depends on the person, but for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/my-favourite-stuff-is-visual-and-i-always-want-to-work-with-visual/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I think people are destined for something incredible if we don't wipe ourselves out, but I think we're going to wipe 90 percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-think-people-are-destined-for-something-incredible-if-we-don-t-wipe/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [The main stuff I like is from the late '60s to the early '90s. That's the stuff I love. It's the James Cameron's and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/the-main-stuff-i-like-is-from-the-late-60s-to-the-early-90s-that-s/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [It's just my maybe naive, optimistic view that whatever knowledge we gain, and if it comes to pass that we can somehow understand what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/it-s-just-my-maybe-naive-optimistic-view-that-whatever-knowledge-we/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I think the world of 'District 9' has a lot of race and oppression-based ideas that I would still like to explore in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-think-the-world-of-district-9-has-a-lot-of-race-and-oppression/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

> [I'm not particularly interested in working with movie stars. It depends on where you come from, I suppose. Why are you making films? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-working-with-movie-stars-it/)

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