About 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.
The most difficult thing to do is drama.
I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over 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.
People who watch 'Transporter' are maybe asking a little less about reality, being serious, and so on.
I like David Lynch; I like Stanley Kubrick. I'm a big fan of Kubrick.
To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.
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 like to discover new things.
When you write a script, you always think about what your heart is asking.
'Taken' is a really difficult project because it was a big surprise for everybody.
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.
Action movies today are going to so fast, you can't say you're going to do everything faster and faster.
I'm not a fan of action movies.
I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers.
