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Luc Besson Quotes

born 1959 France

Luc Paul Maurice Besson (French: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990).

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Random Luc Besson quote

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You humans act so strange. Everything you create is used to destroy.

The Fifth Element (1997)

Life was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?

Lucy (2014)

Learning's always a painful process.

Lucy (2014)

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

Lucy (2014)

"I would rather stop too soon than too late." - Interview for The Guardian (2011)

Lucy (2014)

"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)

Lucy (2014)

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

The Fifth Element (1997)

Pierre Del Rio: What happens when she reaches 100%?
Professor Norman: I have no idea. But she is the key — to everything.

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)

Lucy (2014)

"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)

Lucy (2014)

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

Lucy (2014)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Luc Besson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.