It doesn't take that many years for a kid to realise that they're going to die. It's always there in the back… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Perceval Press a publishing house I founded in 2002 and it's still going strong. Strong for us means not so many books… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Nobody really knows anybody completely, even if they've been married to 'em for 53 years, you know? — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
A lot of times, movies that are in the top 10 lists or maybe even win Baftas or Oscars, you then watch… — 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
I was raised in Argentina until I was 11 and now I go back there a lot, at least twice a year.… — 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
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
I grew up with horses when I was a kid in Argentina. I like them. I respect them. I'm careful around them.… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'm very comfortable in Argentina. I was raised there as a baby and stayed there until I was 11 years old, so… — 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
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
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
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
I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
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
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
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
People are becoming more intimately acquainted with people who are different than them - it's not so unusual anymore. — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share
