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.

I love the idea of people being themselves in films.

News is almost more interesting to me than other people's fiction, if that makes sense. But other people's fiction in terms of design is still incredibly interesting to me.

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 ourselves out.

If you look at the most meaningful science fiction, it didn't come from watching other films. We seem to be in a place now where filmmakers make films based on other films because that's where the stimuli and influence comes from.

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.

I think a lot of the inspirations for me are very instinctual and subconscious. I don't over intellectualize stuff much. It's a very instinctual thing.