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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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.

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Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with a certain person - it gives them what they obviously want, which is to keep a level of fame. I'm not putting it down.

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In a lot of places in the United States and certainly even more places around the world, the image of the cowboy has become, for some people, a negative one. The word 'cowboy' implies a strong, stubborn individual whose individualism depends on pulli...

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Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing ...

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There's no sense in doing something, especially if it's a hard job, if you can't have a little fun.

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Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.

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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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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.

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I have no idea what 'method actor' means.

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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.

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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.

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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.

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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.

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I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.

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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.

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The Holocaust movie is almost a genre in itself these days.

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To be honest, I don't really care about any pope. It's not something I think about much, to be quite honest with you.

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I don't think you get to be pope without making some enemies, like you do when you're president.

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We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

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As a kid I read Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and a few others. As an adult have admired Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and notebooks.

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In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.

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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