Even the implication that The Lord of the Rings is a mythic story about Western, white supremacy - regardless of the political… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the… — 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
If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the… — 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
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
