I said if I made 10 films in my life, I would be very lucky. That's how I meant it. My fear after my first one was whether they would let me make another one, so I had this goal in my head.

Besson married Milla Jovovich on 14 December 1997 but they divorced in 1999. That was in fact my main concern to be able to show that I could do one. Most of the filmmakers in the category including Besson squirmed uncomfortably at being labeled particularly in light of their forebears: France's New Wave.

He has been involved with more than 50 films spanning 26 years as writer director and/or producer. Luc Besson (French pronunciation: ​[lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director writer and producer.