I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've never been conscious of having any real career plan, and I do not have a wish-list of actors, directors, screenwriters, or… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I suppose a good director is like a teacher. I think that someone like David Cronenberg was very much like a teacher,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
