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> [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 consciousness is, if we can somehow create that, it will ultimately be used for the good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/it-s-just-my-maybe-naive-optimistic-view-that-whatever-knowledge-we/)

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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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-working-with-movie-stars-it/)

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