I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't. — 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
Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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
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
Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with… — 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 think you have to be flexible above all as an actor; different characters have different demands, actors that you work with… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Sometimes a scene works and acting is the easiest thing in the world and you don't have to do much of anything… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do… — 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
