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.

Quote by Renny Harlin

Topics: Keep Trying Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes

I learned a lot about how to shoot and how to put together sequences.

I learned a lot about how to shoot and how to put together sequences.

Actually, it was first a movie called Gale Force, which was a hurricane movie. That...

Actually, it was first a movie called Gale Force, which was a hurricane movie. That...

Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there...

Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there...

This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of...

This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of...

Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars -...

Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars -...

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

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

I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that...

I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that...

I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood....

I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood....

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

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

My very, very first professional job was when I was 19 years old - I...

My very, very first professional job was when I was 19 years old - I...

I did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to...

I did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to...

I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It...

I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It...

What I learned most was how to tell a story in 15 seconds or 30...

What I learned most was how to tell a story in 15 seconds or 30...

You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination -...

You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination -...

Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that...

Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that...

It proved to be pretty impossible to get funds for a feature film in Finland....

It proved to be pretty impossible to get funds for a feature film in Finland....

I've continued to always keep in mind having a healthy does of that in Hollywood,...

I've continued to always keep in mind having a healthy does of that in Hollywood,...

A government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation funds filmmaking there, and I wrote several...

A government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation funds filmmaking there, and I wrote several...

Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit...

Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit...

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

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