I never think of things rationally or intellectually. I swear, every single decision I make is just instinct and my instincts tend… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
My favourite stuff is visual, and I always want to work with visual artwork. I think it depends on the person, but… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think people are destined for something incredible if we don't wipe ourselves out, but I think we're going to wipe 90… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think the world of 'District 9' has a lot of race and oppression-based ideas that I would still like to explore… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think that people who make films and think they're changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal,… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the inspirations for me are very instinctual and subconscious. I don't over intellectualize stuff much. It's a… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think naturally I'm a very visual kind of person. If I wasn't in filmmaking, I'd be in something related to visuals.… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
The fact that natural selection and evolution crafted essentially carbon and water into a mechanism that can think and be conscious means… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
In the realm of strong A.I. or in the realm of human consciousness, I think that it's been something that troubles humans… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think that 'Elysium' the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think 'Elysium' the metaphor is completely realistic:… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I never really think of something in terms of what not to do. It's always what's appealing or what's cool. — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
What I do is spend too much time thinking. Most of the time I just walk around annoyed. Would I describe myself… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
'District 9', 'Elysium' and 'Chappie' were all born out of some visual concept first. 'Chappie' is the imagery, because I think I'm… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
If you just compare South Africans to the rest of the world, I think that white South Africans, and especially English-speaking white… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
You have weak artificial intelligence, which is a robot or a computer system that follows a list of protocols and it's like… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I do think that it's always okay to show too little. People will still be interested. So why show too much? — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I think that in the realm of commercial, popcorn cinema, the amount of message or smuggling of ideas you can get in… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I grew up as an artist. Science fiction allows for design and creatures and guns and all the stuff that I like… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I actually think Johannesburg represents the future. My version of what I think the world is going to become looks like Johannesburg. — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I never think of things rationally or intellectually. I swear, every single decision I make is just instinct and my instincts tend to be… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
This whole notion that the robot has to declare nuclear war is one part of the discussion, but it may not be reality. Reality… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
A lot of America is kind of done. People have been making films about it for 100 years. Everything to me feels used up.… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I am a firm believer that the pull for human beings is towards the good, generally outweighing the bad. — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
My favourite stuff is visual, and I always want to work with visual artwork. I think it depends on the person, but for me,… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
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… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image