Renny Harlin Quotes

I made experimental commercials in the experimental division of a production house, Film X, that made commercials for ad agencies.

I showed what I can do with butter, right? Eighty-five percent increase in sales. I'm very proud of them Country Life ads. They were funny and clever and classy like the Toblerone ads I grew up with.

An enormous amount of ingenuity and creativity goes into commercials, and they can be fascinating if you pay attention.

I always thought marketing in general was an interesting kind of thing. I always liked commercials and billboards.

I've always been a fan of advertising, I've always been a fan of television, I've loved commercials, I've loved all the jingles, I loved all the stuff.

I'm not the kind of person who is on television and in magazines every five minutes selling clothes or washing machines.

I did commercials since I was 16, and that's kind of acting, depending on what you're selling.

Apple has great marketing, among the best PR and marketing in the world.

I think commercials are something that everyone does to get out there and get a little bit of exposure, get their feet wet, and also pay the bills. So anytime you can be a part of a wonderful, fun commercial, that's just a bonus.

I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right.

Commercials capture your attention, that's all.

I've been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to do that, but I love the idea of working in a different medium. Advertising pushes the envelope creatively, and there is some really great work being done right now, so I'm excited to jump into it.

Ridley Scott's company makes great work in whatever arena, whether it's movies or commercials or television. They just do really quality stuff, so you know it's going to be quality.

Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

I'm looking to produce more stuff: TV shows, commercials, music videos and short films. I'm building my catalog so I can have some fun in between the times that I get to a movie.

Especially when you are advertising a product, I talk to the photographer and we create a character - it always gives you more freedom because it makes it less about yourself.

Now, product placement, whichever way you look at it, whether you like it or you think it's disgusting, or whatever, it's what it is.

I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well.

I did a couple of American Express commercials.

I never intended to become a commercial filmmaker in the first place. What I do requires time and experimentation. Commercial work is often not the best way to get the most innovative work, because it's about money and marketing. Although advertising is now embracing non-commercial people.

A commercial is a commercial.

I like infomercials.

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.

Advertising is the life of trade.