Viggo Mortensen

Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and…

— Viggo Mortensen

Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to…

— Viggo Mortensen

If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think…

— Viggo Mortensen

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

In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very…

— Viggo Mortensen

The efforts of Black Lives Matter to bring attention to the all-too-frequent instances of unjustified violence being used by policemen may not…

— Viggo Mortensen

Even the implication that The Lord of the Rings is a mythic story about Western, white supremacy - regardless of the political…

— Viggo Mortensen

I don't think special attention should be given to an actor or a singer or a baseball player or a soccer player…

— Viggo Mortensen

I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus…

— Viggo Mortensen

I have never been in a natural place and felt that was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a…

— Viggo Mortensen

I think we're on the wrong path in this country and have been for a while. People are in their camps divided…

— Viggo Mortensen

Perceval Press a publishing house I founded in 2002 and it's still going strong. Strong for us means not so many books…

— Viggo Mortensen

Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm…

— Viggo Mortensen

I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of…

— Viggo Mortensen

My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of…

— Viggo Mortensen

When I make a movie, I don't break it down and analyze it. I could but it would get in the way…

— Viggo Mortensen

I played Lucifer once, which is sort of a difficult character to research. I thought to myself, "We all have the potential…

— Viggo Mortensen

It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking…

— Viggo Mortensen

There are people that grandstand and seem to be publicly politically engaged because they like the attention, more than because they're genuinely…

— Viggo Mortensen

I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching…

— Viggo Mortensen

It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die,…

— Viggo Mortensen

More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow…

— Viggo Mortensen

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They…

— Viggo Mortensen

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to…

— Viggo Mortensen

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…

— Viggo Mortensen

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just…

— Viggo Mortensen

In a way, editing is not unlike the movies. The best books, just like the best movies, are a collaboration. They're only…

— Viggo Mortensen

Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, "Oh,…

— Viggo Mortensen