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Small: Its the same with visual arts, you have some really cool, wonderful striking images that make you think and th
Ville Valo
"It's the same with visual arts, you have some really cool, wonderful striking images that make you think and then again you have wonderful striking images that just take you away from the existing world for a second. And I like the latter a bit more"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: I havent travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. Ive never
Ville Valo
"I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors
"So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today"
Mika Waltari, Author
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Small: There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because t
"There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: 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"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: 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"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It turned out really well and, as a res
"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"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: At that point, the movie was called Wild Force. Everything fell apart, eventually - our financing completely f
"At that point, the movie was called Wild Force. Everything fell apart, eventually - our financing completely fell apart - and we were never able to make that film"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: Actually, it was first a movie called Gale Force, which was a hurricane movie. That script never came together
"Actually, it was first a movie called Gale Force, which was a hurricane movie. That script never came together, and then the same deal was replaced with Cliffhanger"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: Ive always been a huge reggae fan
Ville Valo
"I've always been a huge reggae fan"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: Theres always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart
"There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think"
Kimi Raikkonen, Celebrity
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Small: In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics
"In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics"
Kimi Raikkonen, Celebrity
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Small: You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you
"You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent"
Renny Harlin, Director
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Small: This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy
"This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is
"Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say, Show
"Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say, Show us what you can do"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it
"In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Im still disturbed if a chord isnt together, but your priorities change as you get older
"I'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: I love a visceral sound, the kind that hits you in the belly
"I love a visceral sound, the kind that hits you in the belly"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: I cant imagine how many first performances Ive done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some o
"I can't imagine how many first performances I've done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A
"As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: This continuity of sound and form was something that I became really interested in from working with Ligeti.
"This continuity of sound and form was something that I became really interested in from working with Ligeti. He was always going on about how form has to be continuous"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: I discovered that the people of the North are different and theres no way you can make a person from the North
"I discovered that the people of the North are different and there's no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They're two different worlds"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall
"Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Anyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the
"Anyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the other"
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician
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Small: Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a s
"Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together"
Alvar Aalto, Architect
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Small: We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work
"We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city"
Alvar Aalto, Architect
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Small: It goes way, way back when we were under Swedens rule. We always think they are better than us. We played agai
Saku Koivu
"It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden"
Saku Koivu, Athlete
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Small: I felt like an outsider. The only time you get to really know guys is on the ice, and I couldnt be there
Saku Koivu
"I felt like an outsider. The only time you get to really know guys is on the ice, and I couldn't be there"
Saku Koivu, Athlete
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Small: Well, for us, its always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it
Ville Valo
"Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didnt run into any rednecks
Ville Valo
"Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: Some genres Im not a huge fan of but there are always exceptions that break the rules. There are always a few
Ville Valo
"Some genres I'm not a huge fan of but there are always exceptions that break the rules. There are always a few people doing it in a way weird enough to grab my attention"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: So basically, I think music at its best can be everything. It can be totally stupid and very intellectual and
Ville Valo
"So basically, I think music at its best can be everything. It can be totally stupid and very intellectual and emotional at the same time. I don't think all those things shut each other out"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for n
Ville Valo
"Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: I love Johnny Cash but I dont love country music that much
Ville Valo
"I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame
Ville Valo
"Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame"
Ville Valo, Musician
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Small: During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread and, as for the hope of immo
"During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come"
Mika Waltari, Author
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Small: Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated pr
"Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art"
Alvar Aalto, Architect
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Small: The most important thing is to stay positive
Saku Koivu
"The most important thing is to stay positive"
Saku Koivu, Athlete
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Small: Its been tough for me being away from the game
Saku Koivu
"It's been tough for me being away from the game"
Saku Koivu, Athlete
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