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.

In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.

Just live in the moment and not be afraid to try things out and make mistakes.

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

This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of people sitting around smoking cigarettes and talking about films, but nobody really doing 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 did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to be able to keep living here.