In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
One of the most recent things we did [in Perceval Press] is a reissue of a fantastic documentary about Russian prison tattoo… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
To be an artist, you don't have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It's just… — 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 out of the randomness, there is an apparent intention in the fate of an individual that can be glimpsed later on. When you are an old guy, you can look back, and maybe this rambling life… — 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 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
![“One of the most recent things we did [in Perceval Press] is a reissue of a fantastic documentary about Russian prison tattoo culture by Alix Lambert called The Mark of Cain. We've done books from Twilight of Empire, that actually has forewords by Howard Zinn and Dennis Kucinich and others, to…” quote by Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc4/viggo-mortensen-1554_all-kinds_one-of-the-most-recent-things-we-did-in_2659438.jpg)
