I think that villains who are just brawn, muscles and weapons are boring. So I always try to find intelligence in my villains and also a sense of humor whenever that is possible. — 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
Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there were a year or two there where I was… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
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… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks - all kinds of silly products - but I tried to make the… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
