Sometimes I see people finish a film and they go, "Yeah, that was good. Where are we going to eat?" — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Cinema never saved anyone's life, it is not a medicine that will save anyone's life. It is only an aspirin. — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I never think about franchises, to be honest. I always just do the film. — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
We were so ready [with Valerian] that we were early, which is unheard of in the history of the sci-fi film. — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I wanted to prove that I could do something, so I made a short film. That was in fact my main concern,… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
After six, seven films, I started to get a little tired. Shooting takes a lot out of you. — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial. — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Be humble and say okay, all right, I have to prep myself. So everybody prepped, and we finished the film [Valerian ]… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I won't be able to do a film just for bad reasons, for money or for - I just can't. If I… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I said if I made 10 films in my life, I would be very lucky. That's how I meant it. My fear… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Cara [Delevingne] I wanted to be sure that she would be involved. 'Cause she didn't do a lot of films before I… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I have like 10 actors and 100 aliens in the film [Valerian]. And they come from the four corners of the universe.… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
For example, in your house, you have the heater on the ground itself. Here, it's the gravity. No matter where you are,… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Loving a film is like falling in love with a woman or with a man like you never expect it. It it's… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I try to follow my instinct as a moviegoer and I do the thing I would love to see it at a… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
That's a KORTAN DAHUK. That's the first alien we see in the film [Valerian]. That's another artist. The first one was Chinese,… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I saw Cara Delevingne like five, six times. And I was never talking about the film [Valerian]. And then at the end,… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
You know, it's not my film [Valerian], it's really their film. It's very strange. And maybe because it's more when you comes… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Be humble and say okay, all right, I have to prep myself. So everybody prepped, and we finished the film [Valerian ] four days… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I try to follow my instinct as a moviegoer and I do the thing I would love to see it at a movie. I'm… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
If we wanted to make it the way I imagined I knew that we would have to wake up earlier and start very early.… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
Cara [Delevingne] I wanted to be sure that she would be involved. 'Cause she didn't do a lot of films before I met her,… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
I have like 10 actors and 100 aliens in the film [Valerian]. And they come from the four corners of the universe. Some of… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
We have [in Valerian] a bible that's 600 pages. There are five pages on each alien and where they come from. Even the address… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
My concern 99% is about the storytelling, the emotion and all this. I never think about the format of anything until way far in… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
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?… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
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… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
That's a KORTAN DAHUK. That's the first alien we see in the film [Valerian]. That's another artist. The first one was Chinese, the one… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
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![“Be humble and say okay, all right, I have to prep myself. So everybody prepped, and we finished the film [Valerian ] four days before the end.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b77/luc-besson-14754_be-humble_be-humble-and-say-okay-all-right-i-have_41840.jpg)
![“Cara [Delevingne] I wanted to be sure that she would be involved. 'Cause she didn't do a lot of films before I met her, so I didn't know if she was serious and so I push her a bit.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/707/luc-besson-14754_bits_cara-delevingne-i-wanted-to-be-sure-that_260192.jpg)
![“I have like 10 actors and 100 aliens in the film [Valerian]. And they come from the four corners of the universe. Some of them are liquid. Some of them are just [so visually] crazy.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/589/luc-besson-14754_actors_i-have-like-10-actors-and-100-aliens-in_287311.jpg)
![“That's a KORTAN DAHUK. That's the first alien we see in the film [Valerian]. That's another artist. The first one was Chinese, the one with the space station. This one is American. Personally, that's my favorite alien. I love him. I love his profile and his face. There is such a sweetness and…” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eed/luc-besson-14754_aliens_that-s-a-kortan-dahuk-that-s-the-first-a_441749.jpg)
![“I would rather stop [making movies] too soon than too late.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/708/luc-besson-14754_late_i-would-rather-stop-making-movies-too-so_2813006.jpg)
![“I saw Cara Delevingne like five, six times. And I was never talking about the film [Valerian]. And then at the end, I say okay, let's do some test. She says yeah, yeah, good. So I took her in the room, and I test her for like six hours non-stop. Exercise, exercise, exercise for six hours. It was…” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d5f/luc-besson-14754_ends_i-saw-cara-delevingne-like-five-six-time_3136040.jpg)
![“You know, it's not my film [Valerian], it's really their film. It's very strange. And maybe because it's more when you comes to the Marvel films it's way much more organized and plan, you know, they planned. Okay, we have Thor here, we have this and then we do The Avengers, and then we group. You…” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba2/luc-besson-14754_avengers_you-know-it-s-not-my-film-valerian-it-s_3136030.jpg)
![“We have [in Valerian] a bible that's 600 pages. There are five pages on each alien and where they come from. Even the address you can check on the map. On the star map. It's real numbers.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc2/luc-besson-14754_addresses_we-have-in-valerian-a-bible-that-s-600-p_293549.jpg)
