As a kid I read Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and a few others. As an adult have admired Leonardo da Vinci's… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
'The Road' was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
When people say that entertainers should "know your place," they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things… — 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
It's amazing to me that Glenn Beck can be on the cover of 'Time,' and there can be a whole article about… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus… — 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
