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

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.

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.

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

I did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to be able to keep living here.

I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood. I had never been to America.

Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit cards cancelled - trapped in a hotel that we couldn't check out of because we had no money to check out.