After six, seven films, I started to get a little tired. Shooting takes a lot out of you.

My biggest surprise is probably the level of involvement of all the artists [in Valerian] who participated at every level.

Cinema never saved anyone's life, it is not a medicine that will save anyone's life. It is only an aspirin.

I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.

If we wanted to make it the way I imagined I knew that we would have to wake up earlier and start very early. So we prep like crazy. And the competition you have is like Avatar, you have Star Wars, you have all the big Marvel stuff. So if you want to come in the race, you know, don't be pretentious.

After six, seven films, I started to get a little tired. Shooting takes a lot out of you.

We talked a lot with the musician. And for now there are few options, and I give him few weeks to come and surprise me with something. I don't want to start and say, okay here is what I want. Because maybe he has an idea that is better than mine.