I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
If you tell the story emotionally in a truthful way, then you start naturally looking at the landscape and thinking "Wow, we… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, "Oh,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Even the implication that The Lord of the Rings is a mythic story about Western, white supremacy - regardless of the political… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
To find a good story, you're generally going to find it in independent or lower budget movies... I wouldn't mind doing a… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
As [John] Tolkien himself said, the story [Lord of the Ring ] is not allegorical. He said so when people tried to… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
[Captain Fantastic] it's a great story. It's one of the better scripts I've read, ever, as far as being great from beginning… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Speaking more than one language and living in a multicultural family and environment did not seem like anything but what it was: the world… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
We all experience many freakish and unexpected events - you have to be open to suffering a little. The philosopher Schopenhauer talked about how… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
Most movies are lucky to have one moment, one shot that you look at and you always remember that moment and that scene. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
I was born in New York but as a baby moved to Venezuela and Argentina. I've also lived in Denmark, where my father's from.… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
People are becoming more intimately acquainted with people who are different than them - it's not so unusual anymore. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
![“Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, "Oh, it's some kind of liberal utopian fantasy. The enemy is gonna be all these conservative types that they'll probably run into, and that's going to be the story."” quote by Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ce1/viggo-mortensen-1554_captains_captain-fantastic-touches-on-that-divisi_515618.jpg)
![“As [John] Tolkien himself said, the story [Lord of the Ring ] is not allegorical. He said so when people tried to make analogies to World War II and the fight against Hitler and his fascist coalition.” quote by Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0b3/viggo-mortensen-1554_allegorical_as-john-tolkien-himself-said-the-story-l_2290212.jpg)
![“[Captain Fantastic] it's a great story. It's one of the better scripts I've read, ever, as far as being great from beginning to end. It handles a variety of characters. You have six children who all stand on their own, they're all individuals. And it touches on a very real issue, which is the lack…” quote by Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/68c/viggo-mortensen-1554_america_captain-fantastic-it-s-a-great-story-it_2013800.jpg)
