Olivier Megaton Quotations

Taken is a really difficult project because it was a big surprise for everybody.

The most difficult thing to do is drama.

I like to discover new things.

I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers.

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.

To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.

People who watch Transporter are maybe asking a little less about reality, being serious, and so on.

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.

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.

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.