Kids Quotes by Viggo Mortensen

11 Kids quotes by Viggo Mortensen

Mortensen’s poetic cadence turns everyday moments with children into something almost lyrical. This compact collection provides a reflective, artistic take for readers who appreciate depth in simple observations.

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Kids are shy and they often don't want to make eye contact or say "thank you."

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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

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It doesn't take that many years for a kid to realise that they're going to die. It's always there in the back…

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As a kid I read Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and a few others. As an adult have admired Leonardo da Vinci's…

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Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little…

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I grew up with horses when I was a kid in Argentina. I like them. I respect them. I'm careful around them.…

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

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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension…

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I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places,…

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Every once in a while, someone would call me a foreigner or a Yankee, or whatever. In the United States, someone might…

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The only thing that I always do - is once I've taken on a job, even just to do one scene in…

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I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.

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Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

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You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.

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When I was a little boy, I rode, but I didn't own horses.

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When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.

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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.…

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People are becoming more intimately acquainted with people who are different than them - it's not so unusual anymore.

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