Renny Harlin Quotes

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.

I've always been my own person. Everything I've ever done in my life I did the hard way.

The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has no models, only object lessons.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.

I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody.

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.

Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society…

Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist.

While I do not want to live my life like Lemmy chose to live his, I can't help but admire the strength and determination it took for Lem to do it all on his own terms and remain true to himself.

I ain't follow nobody path; I did it my own way. It's just grindin', ya feel me? You just gotta grind.

I have a suspicion of lockstep and everyone looking in the same direction: that's a key character trait in me.

I've never been a 'yes person.'

I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.

Find out who you are and figure out what you believe in. Even if it's different from what your neighbors believe in and different from what your parents believe in. Stay true to yourself. Have your own opinion. Don't worry about what people say about you or think about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying.

This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.

You don't have to go with the crowd.

The record shows, I took the blows . And did it my way.

I think I would rather be a man than a god. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do.

You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It's hard. It's tough. That's what I tell my students every day in class. I've been very fortunate. Some people might call me a hardhead, but I'm not going to let other people dictate to me who I should be or the stories I should tell. That doesn't register with me.

I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be seen in spite of the sun. Let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.