Olivier Megaton
Olivier Megaton
Olivier Megaton is a French director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3, Colombiana, and Taken 2 and Taken 3...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth6 August 1965
CountryFrance
faster movies
Action movies today are going to so fast, you can't say you're going to do everything faster and faster.
france worldwide
When you make a movie, you really have to be clever and smart, find something new for the worldwide audience because you aren't making a movie for just France or Germany; it's for everyone in the world.
came industry learned
I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I never went to school. Actors will tell you I'm very precise. I just have the intuition of doing things.
good released success
Especially on 'Taken,' 'Taken' was not a big success the day of its release. It was released in France first, and it didn't do bad, but not as good as it did in the U.S.
stanley
I like David Lynch; I like Stanley Kubrick. I'm a big fan of Kubrick.
When you write a script, you always think about what your heart is asking.
asking less maybe people watch
People who watch 'Transporter' are maybe asking a little less about reality, being serious, and so on.
I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.
taken surprise projects
Taken is a really difficult project because it was a big surprise for everybody.
drama difficult things-to-do
The most difficult thing to do is drama.
new-things
I like to discover new things.
style thrillers
I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers.
cinema noir fans
I'm not a fan of action movies. I don't watch many action movies, I don't have a lot of references except for 70s action movies or cinema noir.
actors location
To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.