I Was Making Films When I Was

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.

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.

I Feel Like I Learned Very Early On That Your Heroes Are Only As Powerful As Your Villains. And I'm Attracted To Intelligent Villains.

I Went Out To Some Advertising Agencies And Asked If I Could Do Anything.

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.