Neill Blomkamp Quotes
I think that 'Elysium' the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think 'Elysium' the metaphor is completely realistic: it's exactly where we're going.
Quotes to Explore
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Man's idea of God, and a God's collusion, is an essential part of the equation to wage war.
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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I turned down a lot of films.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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Vulnerable young women are being brainwashed by the radical lies of ISIS militants in the Middle East.
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It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something. It all begins with the thought process - which is creative and exalted to produce something out of the ordinary.
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I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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I'm not somebody who gets teared up or anything, but I still look up at the stars, and it gives me hope, and it gives me energy. I think one of the things that we have to think about it is, we are all a part of this universe.
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So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.
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I will tell you that when I was heavy, people would say to me – and it was such a backhanded compliment – they would say, 'You've got such a beautiful face,' in the way of, like, 'Oh, isn't it a shame that from the neck down you're questionable.'
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A man in the house is worth two in the street.
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I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.
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Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against.
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I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.
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Where did he get jelly beans? That's another good question. More than likely it will never be answered to your complete satisfaction. But then, how many questions ever are?
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My dad had a huge movie collection. So we all had a good sense of entertainment history. I was a Jack Lemmon fan more than most people from my generation.
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Fitting in is unnecessary. Embrace who you are. You will go through rough times in high school, but always stay strong, and never deny yourself!
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But clearly, this is what this is about. It's about pushing the security bubble out. It's about rooting out every last guy, so that there's not even somebody who can fire a single, solitary RPG round from some little qalat out here.
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I think that 'Elysium' the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think 'Elysium' the metaphor is completely realistic: it's exactly where we're going.
