Renny Harlin Quotes

When I Make Decisions Based On Other Circumstances, Things Don't Necessarily Go So Well. So Sometimes, Even If Something Seems Commercially Tempting, I've Learned That If It's Not What's In Your Heart, It's Probably Not What You Should Do.

When I Follow My Heart, Usually The Results Are Good.

Just Live In The Moment And Not Be Afraid To Try Things Out And Make Mistakes.

It Proved To Be Pretty Impossible To Get Funds For A Feature Film In Finland. It's Still Small, But The Film Industry Was Miniscule At That Point In The Early '80s.

A Government Institution Called The Finnish Film Foundation Funds Filmmaking There, And I Wrote Several Screenplays But Never Got Any Money. They Were Sent Back To Me, And They Said That They Were Too Commercial For Them.

I Believe The Important Part Of Directing Really Is Finding The Right People For The Right Roles. Sometimes You Go For What's Expected, And Sometimes You Go Against Type Because You Think That'll Really Bring Something Different To The Movie.

Ford Fairlane Was One Of Those Movies That Was So Much Fun To Make That It Was Bound Not To Be A Big Hit.

I Became A Real Shell Motor Oil Expert, And I Did This 25-minute Film. It Turned Out Really Well And, As A Result, They Offered Me More Work And Lots Of Commercials To Direct.

Eventually, In '84, We Made A Film For A Little Over A Million Dollars - With American Actors That Was Shot In English - That Was Shown In Finland A Little Action Film Called Born American.

I Think That Villains Who Are Just Brawn, Muscles And Weapons Are Boring. So I Always Try To Find Intelligence In My Villains And Also A Sense Of Humor Whenever That Is Possible.

I Decided That, Somehow, I Had To Get Out Of There And Go To Hollywood. I Had Never Been To America.

I Loved Movies And Went To See Every Movie I Could In Finland.