When I Follow My Heart, Usually The

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.

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.

I Loved Cutting Together Simple Commercials About Margarine Or Soft Drinks - All Kinds Of Silly Products - But I Tried To Make The Commercials Different.

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.

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.