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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/what-i-learned-most-was-how-to-tell-a-story-in-15-seconds-or-30/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

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## More by Renny Harlin

> [Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/eventually-in-84-we-made-a-film-for-a-little-over-a-million-dollars/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [My very, very first professional job was when I was 19 years old - I got a job doing an educational industrial film on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/my-very-very-first-professional-job-was-when-i-was-19-years-old-i-got/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-believe-the-important-part-of-directing-really-is-finding-the-right/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-went-out-to-some-advertising-agencies-and-asked-if-i-could-do/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/when-i-make-decisions-based-on-other-circumstances-things-don-t/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [At that point, the movie was called Wild Force. Everything fell apart, eventually - our financing completely fell apart - and we were never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/at-that-point-the-movie-was-called-wild-force-everything-fell-apart/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that we were so extremely naive - we had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-think-the-reason-why-we-were-able-to-actually-get-it-made-was-that/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of people sitting around smoking cigarettes and talking about films,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/this-was-in-79-i-got-pretty-restless-there-sitting-around-with-a-lot/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [I think that villains who are just brawn, muscles and weapons are boring. So I always try to find intelligence in my villains and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-think-that-villains-who-are-just-brawn-muscles-and-weapons-are/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit cards cancelled - trapped in a hotel that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/several-times-we-were-stranded-in-strange-places-without-any-money/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-loved-movies-and-went-to-see-every-movie-i-could-in-finland/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/sometimes-you-get-involved-in-a-film-because-you-just-love-making/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there were a year or two there where I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/eventually-i-did-that-but-it-took-a-lot-of-twists-and-turns-and-there/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-ve-continued-to-always-keep-in-mind-having-a-healthy-does-of-that/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

> [I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks - all kinds of silly products - but I tried to make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/i-loved-cutting-together-simple-commercials-about-margarine-or-soft/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

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