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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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 of their mind the rest of their lives.

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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.

Viggo Mortensen

Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.

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I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it.

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It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.

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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.

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Most actors can't make any kind of living.

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Nobody really knows anybody completely, even if they've been married to 'em for 53 years, you know?

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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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Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed.

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

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I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.

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You see people on the street yelling and think they're crazy, but maybe they're just happy and expressing what they feel at all times.

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

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You can't really go back to where you came from. I don't think any of us can.

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I know people who prepare their roles in such a way that they technically look ahead and memorize their gestures, and then they stick to it. Those that are technically proficient enough can make it seem natural, but they do that and don't really take...

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I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happen...

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It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens. There are other things I enjoy doing, and I involve myself in them.

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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'

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People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.

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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