Luc Besson

"When youre watching sci-fi today, driven ninety percent by Marvel and DC Comics, theres feeling, theres a pattern, theres a thing, and then we get used to it. - Interview for The Slashfilm 92017)"

"“I like to start on time because I love to let the people go on time because they have families. They have kids and I don’t want to abuse them for 2 hours. - Interview for The Cinemovie (2017)"

"Learnings always a painful process."

"“If you’re a race runner, and you run, and progress, and you have the feeling that, yeah, you’re pretty good. You watch your time, and every week you make it better, and there’s a certain moment that you feel that maybe you can go to the Olympic games because you feel good. And then you watch TV and you see Usain Bolt. And then you say, ‘I’m not going to go this year, I’m going in four years’. - Interview for The Alarabiya (2017)"

"The most important thing is always the story. Then come the actors." - Interview for The Cinema (2018)"

"Loving a film is like falling in love with a woman or with a man like you never expect it. Its not the one you think you will be in love with, you know. You think always that he will be with a beard, and black, and big and finally hes Chinese and you know its the same thing. Theres something very organic about the film and if you forgot it, if you dont have this seed in it...this organic flavor in it the film doesnt work its wrong. - Interview for The Collider (2016)"

"Sometimes I see people finish a film and they go, "Yeah, that was good. Where are we going to eat?" - Interview for The Slashfilm (2016)"

"You no trouble. Me... Fifth element... supreme being... me protect you."

"I love the fantasy and it’s so enjoyable and so funny and fresh. You can reinvent everything and yeah, it’s very enjoyable." - Interview for The Denofgeek (2018)"

"If you find the actress or the actor who is perfect for the role, that’s unbeatable. If you choose someone because he’s known or because you think he’s going to make money or things, three years later, you never know. - Interview for The Thriftyjinxy (2017)"

"You know, money will never save anyone. Compassion can save someone, love can save someone, money will never save anyone. And as long as the entire society will put money first... Money should be like third or fourth or fifth, Im not saying lets get rid of money, but how can we put money as number one? As the only value, like if you are rich, youre famous you go VIP, why? Its just insane, the way weve transformed the society. - Interview for The Huffpost (2017)"

"The most difficult part of filmmaking, is the need for directors to find a balance between being sensitive and being the leader." - Interview for The Hollywoodreporter (2017)"