Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Bessonis a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed or produced the films Subway, The Big Blue, and Nikita, all using a distinctive style dubbed Cinéma du look by critics. Besson has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element. He wrote and...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth18 March 1959
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
I would rather stop too soon than too late.
I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.
I won't be able to do a film just for bad reasons, for money or for - I just can't. If I have one more where I feel I can bring you something, I will do it.
I wanted to do something that was entertaining - but with a catch.
You know sometimes you're in a position of risk and you feel that you can turn good or bad.
I'm always attracted by people who are lost in their time. I think it helps us.
When I got the camera on the shoulder, they give me a nickname. They call me 'the tripod' because I'm kind of short and kind of strong. So if I take the camera and I lock myself, you think that you're on a crane.
I don't want to show kids that I am smoking.
Cinema never saved anyone's life, it is not a medicine that will save anyone's life. It is only an aspirin.
It's always the small people who change things. It's never the politicians or the big guys. I mean, who pulled down the Berlin wall? It was all the people in the streets. The specialists didn't have a clue the day before.