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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.

A Government Institution Called The Finnish Film Foundation Funds Filmmaking There, And I Wrote Several Screenplays But Never Got Any Money. They Were Sent Back To Me, And They Said That They Were Too Commercial For Them.

I Did Some Film Reviews For Small Papers In Finland And Things Like That To Be Able To Keep Living Here.

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.

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.