Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that it was bound not to be a big hit.

In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to 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 did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to be able to keep living here.

I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland.

Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English - that was shown in Finland A little action film called Born American.

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.

I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything.

I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks - all kinds of silly products - but I tried to make the commercials different.

I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It turned out really well and, as a result, they offered me more work and lots of commercials to direct.

I was making films when I was about 12 years old - Super-8 films.

The canvas of your life can reflect infinite beauty depending on the colors you opt to splash on it.

Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom security and the enjoyment of opportunity.

We find our power in the same place as our pain.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

Radishes grow just about anywhere. People think, 'Oh it's just a radish.' But radishes are delicious, and people don't think of cooking them.

This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.

Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.

Don't hide bad news. With multiple information channels available, bad news always becomes known. Be candid right from the start.

It's important to have masculine energy around your child.

On the one hand you take life too seriously, and on the other, you do not take playful existence seriously enough.