Quotes by Viggo Mortensen

About Viggo Mortensen:

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of the 1990s, including The Indian Runner (1991), Carlito's Way (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Daylight (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), A Perfect Murder (1998), A Walk on the Moon (1999) and 28 Days (2000).
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Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.

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When I make a movie, I don't break it down and analyze it. I could but it would get in the way of doing a job - on instinct based on all the research we did going in. you want to trust yourself and your director and your acting partners in the circum...

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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 can make all the money you want, but who cares?

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Toronto Film Festival is one of those festivals where there are 400 movies, and unless you have a distributor who is super confident and puts a lot of money into it, sometimes movies can go unwatched or unnoticed.

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Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm making a ton of money, and not because it's going to be something special.'

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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.

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Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.

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In the end, the actor's main power is the power to say, 'No.'

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Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.

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I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions and painting exhibitions that I've been doing for years before that.

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There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.

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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.

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I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.

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

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I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places, and thanks to working in the movies, I've gotten to keep traveling. I've always been interested in other cultures and languages.

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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 happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.

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I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?

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Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has al...

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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.

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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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My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.

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Author Bio

  • NameViggo Mortensen
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornOctober 20, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor; Photographer; Poet; Writer; Singer; Composer; Musician; Painter
  • AwardsKnight Of The Order Of The Dannebrog