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 sometimes you go against type because you think that'll really bring something different to the movie. — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
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… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English -… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
My very, very first professional job was when I was 19 years old - I got a job doing an educational industrial film on… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
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… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything. — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
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… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
At that point, the movie was called Wild Force. Everything fell apart, eventually - our financing completely fell apart - and we were never… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that we were so extremely naive - we had no… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of people sitting around smoking cigarettes and talking about films,… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
I think that villains who are just brawn, muscles and weapons are boring. So I always try to find intelligence in my villains and… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit cards cancelled - trapped in a hotel that we… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
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… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
