Neill Blomkamp

I don't put any pressure on myself in terms of what people or fans do or don't want. It really just doesn't…

— Neill Blomkamp

The fact that natural selection and evolution crafted essentially carbon and water into a mechanism that can think and be conscious means…

— Neill Blomkamp

Johannesburg is weird, because half of it is like Los Angeles. It feels like just wealthy parts of L.A. But half of…

— Neill Blomkamp

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

I think that 'Elysium' the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think 'Elysium' the metaphor is completely realistic:…

— Neill Blomkamp

On one hand, I think people are destined for something incredible if we don't wipe ourselves out, but I think we're going…

— Neill Blomkamp

If you look at the most meaningful science fiction, it didn't come from watching other films. We seem to be in a…

— Neill Blomkamp

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

My point of view actually on artificial intelligence, which ties into the nature for humans constantly looking into the reasons for why…

— Neill Blomkamp

I just want to make films that have enough of a budget to pull off high-level imagery but also have a budget…

— Neill Blomkamp

I was touching on the idea of the autonomous militaristic or autonomous law enforcement idea, but it wasn't the primary driving force.

— Neill Blomkamp

I had artists that refused to work on Chappie if they were working on a design that actually said Denel on the…

— Neill Blomkamp

I don't want egos and personalities on the set that make it more difficult to make the film. I don't want people…

— Neill Blomkamp

'Chappie' would be like 'RoboCop,' but hilarious. If you mixed 'Robocop' with 'E.T.' and it was... funny, that's what it is.

— Neill Blomkamp

If you don't have something that glues the audience to the screen, you're in trouble.

— Neill Blomkamp

If you're not observing the world around you, in some sense you're not really an artist because then that means you're just…

— Neill Blomkamp

There's a lot of evidence in evolutionary sciences that show that altruism and acting in ways that are empathetic to others are…

— Neill Blomkamp

The first film that I can remember seeing where, like, I just couldn't stop watching it - and it didn't necessarily make…

— Neill Blomkamp

There are loads of sociopolitical, racial, class and future-planet situations that really interest me, but I'm not really interested in making a…

— Neill Blomkamp

I think our problems are inherently unsolvable. We need to change our genetic make-up or create computers that will think us out…

— Neill Blomkamp

There has to be the popcorn genre element, or I don't engage the same way. I like action and vehicle design and…

— Neill Blomkamp

I think there's a lot of crazy stuff on the Internet. You read stuff that is wild speculation, and there's an element…

— Neill Blomkamp

I like where we're going with technology and global integration, but the fact that corporations and dollars rule everything in our lives,…

— Neill Blomkamp

There's no question that how Johannesburg operates is what made me interested in the idea of wealth discrepancy. 'Elysium' could be a…

— Neill Blomkamp

There is something fundamentally fascinating about the mechanics, I guess, of the human body and where consciousness and mind exist, and what…

— Neill Blomkamp