“I have so much to grapple with, I don't think too much about me. People call it the "dance of a thousand egos" when you make a movie. If only I had time to worry when I was making a movie about what the hell I was doing. It's sort of a marathon every day. And then at the end of it, you beg the producers for five more marathons.” PeopleIfsThinkingEndsWorryHellFiveToo MuchThousandEgoProducersMarathon Author:Andrew Niccol
“I lived in England for a long time, and even the English didn't think me as one of theirs. In America I'm not really accepted. In New Zealand now, I don't think they even think of me as a New Zealander.” ThinkingLongAmericaLong TimeEnglandAcceptedThink Of MeNew Zealand Author:Andrew Niccol
“A schizophrenic war is not an easy thing to deal with.” WarEasyDealsSchizophrenicEasy Things Author:Andrew Niccol
“It's so hard to go to war at home. Go to war, go home, repeat. And that is the future of warfare. Forget about remote control drones, there's going to be remote control tanks.” WarHardHomeForgetRepeatsWarfareTanksDronesRemote Control Author:Andrew Niccol
“I just don't analyze what I do, because I'm afraid I won't be able to do it anymore. I'm sort of superstitious. And that's why I've never looked back at any movie I've done.” DoneAbleSuperstitious Author:Andrew Niccol
“Sometimes I'll be channel surfing or something, and I'll see a glimpse of something, and I'll quickly turn the sound down, and then what I look at, that's an interesting movie. But it's not me who made it. It's whoever that guy I was 10 years ago who made it.” YearsLooksMadeSometimesGuyTurnsSoundInterestingYears AgoDown AndMade ItGlimpseSurfingThat Guy Author:Andrew Niccol
“You have two choices when someone changes your work. You can either wash your hands of it or embrace it.” TwoHandsChoicesEmbraceTwo Choices Author:Andrew Niccol
“It's always interesting for me that people vote against their interests.” PeopleInterestInterestingVote Author:Andrew Niccol
“If we could switch off the aging gene we would. There's no technology that we've had that we haven't used. We are in the capital of staying young forever.” IfsYoungUsedTechnologyForeverHavensAgingStayingGenesStaying Young Author:Andrew Niccol
“As soon as you made a decision that time is going to be currency, then it should be a reflection of what's happening today. And obviously, it is.” ShouldMadeTodayDecisionHappeningsReflectionCurrency Author:Andrew Niccol
“While we can't turn off the aging gene, we do go to a lot of extremes to stay young, I've noticed.” YoungTurnsAgingExtremesGenesTurn Off Author:Andrew Niccol
“My first obligation is to entertain but as far as science fiction goes, it's much easier to comment on today from another time because people then aren't focused on 'did you get the details right?' It's sort of a Trojan horse approach to ideas because it's wrapped in the future, it's wrapped in action, thriller.” PeopleFirstsIdeasTodayActionFictionEasierApproachHorseScience FictionDetailsFocusedObligationCommentThrillersAnother TimeTrojansTrojan Horse Author:Andrew Niccol
“We hear so much about weapons of mass destruction. But nine out of 10 war victims are killed by guns. It's the AK-47 that's a weapon of mass destruction.” WarWeaponsMassGunDestructionVictimNineWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionAk 47 Author:Andrew Niccol
