Accepting Quote by Viggo Mortensen

“I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.”

Viggo Mortensen

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Speaking more than one language and living in a multicultural family and environment did not seem like anything but what it was: the world…

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We all experience many freakish and unexpected events - you have to be open to suffering a little. The philosopher Schopenhauer talked about how…

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Most actors can't make any kind of living.

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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…

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Most movies are lucky to have one moment, one shot that you look at and you always remember that moment and that scene.

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I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.

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Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

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You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.

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When I was a little boy, I rode, but I didn't own horses.

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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I…

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When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.

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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.…

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From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the…

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Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.…

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This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity.

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There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does,…

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We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if…

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Don't be bitter. Everybody suffers. If you can accept your suffering then you will understand other people better. Be grateful for pain. Love life.

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It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.

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No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

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Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. A woman in Santa Barbara, California, sent a $40,000 check.…

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Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and…

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