I think that people who make films and think they're changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal, there are far better ways t…

- 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 world.

- Neill Blomkamp

I am a firm believer that the pull for human beings is towards the good, generally outweighing the bad.

- Neill Blomkamp

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

- Neill Blomkamp

I actually think Johannesburg represents the future. My version of what I think the world is going to become looks like Johannesburg.

- Neill Blomkamp

'District 9' was a singular anti-Apartheid metaphor, and 'Elysium' is a more general metaphor about immigration and how the First World and Third Wor…

- Neill Blomkamp

If something is as smart as you, do you treat it differently if it isn't a human?

- 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 accurate.

- Neill Blomkamp

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

- Neill Blomkamp