People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Like most people - unless they're very practised at it or have no warm blood at all in their veins - I… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it… — 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
One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.' — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
People will like to say that 'Eastern Promises' is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
As [John] Tolkien himself said, the story [Lord of the Ring ] is not allegorical. He said so when people tried to… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
It's almost a standard tactic, really, to try to minimize any effort that people in the entertainment business or in any public… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
It's just like with people. You're going to get along better working with them - human or equine - if you ask… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
If I can get a day to myself, I won't answer the phone, I'll read or go for a walk. Simple, basic… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I have friends who I get along with who I know get very uncomfortable being alone, unless they're with people, talking all… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I want to see what the Green Party looks like. I think if people don't start voting what they feel, if that's… — 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
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