When I Follow My Heart, Usually The

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.

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 That Experience To A Certain Extent.

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 That If It's Not What's In Your Heart, It's Probably Not What You Should 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.