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I Did Some Film Reviews For Small Papers In Finland And Things Like That To Be Able To Keep Living Here.

Sometimes You Get Involved In A Film Because You Just Love Making Movies And You Want To Keep Working. Sometimes You're Lucky Enough To Find Something That You Really Care About. Therefore, Now I'm Emphasizing Developing My Own Projects And Writing My Own Screenplays, So That I Can Do Exactly What I Like To Do.

There Were A Lot Of People Dreaming About Making Films, And They Would Finance Maybe 6 Films A Year. Because They Were Funded By The Government, The Films Sort-of Had To Deal With Serious Social Issues - And, As A Result, Nobody Went To See Those Films.

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.

You Just Never Give Up, No Matter How Hard The Challenges Are, And Observe This World With A Healthy Dose Of Criticism And Don't Just Follow The Herd Like Somebody Else Might Do.