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> [It is important to keep protesting, to keep forcing a conversation in the public arena. In any case, when you know what the right thing to do is, or that something must be said, it can be immoral and dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/it-is-important-to-keep-protesting-to-keep-forcing-a-conversation-in/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/viggo-mortensen-1554_arena_it-is-important-to-keep-protesting-to-ke_1246691.jpg)

> [I don't think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/i-don-t-think-adam-sandler-or-will-ferrell-fear-competition-from-me/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/viggo-mortensen-1554_adam_i-don-t-think-adam-sandler-or-will-ferre_3171352.jpg)

## Other authors on Arena

## More by Viggo Mortensen

> [Speaking more than one language and living in a multicultural family and environment did not seem like anything but what it was: the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/speaking-more-than-one-language-and-living-in-a-multicultural-family/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [We all experience many freakish and unexpected events - you have to be open to suffering a little. The philosopher Schopenhauer talked about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/we-all-experience-many-freakish-and-unexpected-events-you-have-to-be/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [Most actors can't make any kind of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/most-actors-can-t-make-any-kind-of-living/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 you. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/as-far-as-money-goes-there-s-a-saying-in-denmark-your-last-suit-doesn/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [Most movies are lucky to have one moment, one shot that you look at and you always remember that moment and that scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/most-movies-are-lucky-to-have-one-moment-one-shot-that-you-look-at/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/i-like-stories-that-leave-you-wanting-more-leave-you-wondering-but/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/usually-the-characters-i-play-are-men-of-few-words-who-communicate-in/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/you-do-need-to-get-lucky-no-matter-how-talented-you-are/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [When I was a little boy, I rode, but I didn't own horses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/when-i-was-a-little-boy-i-rode-but-i-didn-t-own-horses/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/i-realise-how-important-it-is-to-use-the-time-i-have-i-respect-people/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/when-i-land-in-a-country-and-they-ask-for-occupation-i-always-just/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/i-was-born-in-new-york-but-as-a-baby-moved-to-venezuela-and-argentina/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [People are becoming more intimately acquainted with people who are different than them - it's not so unusual anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/people-are-becoming-more-intimately-acquainted-with-people-who-are/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/there-might-be-people-out-there-who-wouldn-t-hire-me-because-they/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

> [Bernie Sanders has inspired millions of people in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/bernie-sanders-has-inspired-millions-of-people-in-this-country/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

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