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. Viggo Mortensen awardborecircuit Change image and share on social
You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old. Viggo Mortensen 000denmarkdorky Change image and share on social
More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all. Viggo Mortensen disappointendexperience share on social
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. Viggo Mortensen builddeaddefend Change image and share on social
With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things. Viggo Mortensen behavecharacterdepend Change image and share on social
Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.' Viggo Mortensen antibombcemetery share on social
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. Viggo Mortensen crazyexpressfeel Change image and share on social
I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one. Viggo Mortensen danedanishdirector share on social
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. Viggo Mortensen backdiekid Change image and share on social
If you don't find some way to discuss what's going on inside you, it can come out in other ways that are self-destructive. Viggo Mortensen destructivediscussfind Change image and share on social