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Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin
Finnish Director
Born: Mar 15, 1959
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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. Renny Harlin
Never Give Up You Challenges World Matter Criticism Somebody Healthy Herd Else Follow Give Never Observe Like How Up Just Dose Might Hard
You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. Renny Harlin
Time You Experience Imagination Type Some About Something Individuality Talent Liked Obviously Because Audience Truthful Replicate Same Same Time Predecessors Want Them Certain Certain Extent Shows Extent
What I learned most was how to tell a story in 15 seconds or 30 seconds or 60 seconds - to have some kind of goal of what to try to do and make it happen in that time. Renny Harlin
Time Try Seconds Tell Kind Some Most Make Make It Happen Learned How Goal Happen Story
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. Renny Harlin
Finance Government People Result Year Films Those Would Dreaming See About Had Nobody Because Deal Making Issues Were Lot Maybe Social Social Issues Serious
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. Renny Harlin
Impossible Pretty Small Feature Feature Film Point Finland Industry Still Proved Get Film Film Industry Early Funds
In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do. Renny Harlin
You Degree First Kids Finland First Thing Expect Getting The First Thing Your Thing University
I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything. Renny Harlin
Out Some Could Advertising Advertising Agencies Anything Agencies Asked If I Could
I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland. Renny Harlin
Every See Finland Could Movie Loved Movies
I did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to be able to keep living here. Renny Harlin
Living Papers Able Some Small Finland Like Reviews Did Keep Film Things Here
I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood. I had never been to America. Renny Harlin
Out Somehow Never Had Go Been America Get Decided Hollywood
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. Renny Harlin
Work Me Result Out Direct More Well Became Shell Real Motor Lots Offered Commercials Did Oil Expert Turned Really Film
I've continued to always keep in mind having a healthy does of that in Hollywood, now that I am part of the system and obviously have to follow the way the system works - you still have to have that crazy determination. Renny Harlin
Crazy You Determination Mind Healthy Way System Follow Having Part Obviously Does Always Am Still Continue Hollywood Works Keep Now
Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that it was bound not to be a big hit. Renny Harlin
Big Those Bound Make Ford Big Hit Hit So Much Fun Movies Much Fun
Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there were a year or two there where I was living with no money at all - no home, no car, no nothing. I was living in somebody's garage in Los Angeles at that point - for a year. Renny Harlin
Home Money Car Somebody Year Nothing Living Took Angeles Point Los Los Angeles Were Lot Did Where Turns Garage Eventually Twists Two
Actually, it was first a movie called Gale Force, which was a hurricane movie. That script never came together, and then the same deal was replaced with Cliffhanger. Renny Harlin
Together First Hurricane Never Force Deal Came Replaced Same Movie Which Script Gale Then Actually

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