Viggo Mortensen Quotes - Page 6

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• I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'

  Viggo Mortensen

  Thinking, People, Levels

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

  Viggo Mortensen

  Thinking, Enemy, President

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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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• For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.

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  Horse, Made

  Interview with TashaR, www.avclub.com. March 10, 2004.

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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 circumstances you're shooting. I don't like to have any kind of overview.

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  Jobs, Acting, Directors

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• I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.

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  Years, People, Directors

  "Viggo Mortensen, King of The Road". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 23, 2009.

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• I have no idea what 'method actor' means.

  Viggo Mortensen

  Mean, Ideas, Actors

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• 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.

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  Character, Talking, Might

  "LatinoBuzz: Viggo Mortensen On Playing Twins, His Love of Argentina, and Soccer". Interview with Vanessa Erazo, www.indiewire.com. March 21, 2013.

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• To find a good story, you’re generally going to find it in independent or lower budget movies... I wouldn’t mind doing a big budget movie if it had a great story.

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  Independent, Mind, Stories

  "Viggo Mortensen Says He’ll Work With David Cronenberg Again, Possibly On ‘Eastern Promises 2’". Interview with Oliver Lyttelton, www.indiewire.com. September 14, 2011.

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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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  Boys, Actors, May

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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 in what other people are doing.

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  People, Roles, Looks

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. March 10, 2004.

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• It's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know.

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  Scripts, Knows

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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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  Lucky, Looks, Remember

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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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  Book, People, Important

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• In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.

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  Interesting, Lord, Given

  "Viggo Mortensen Speaks: Part 1 of 3". Interview with Ethan Gilsdorf, www.wired.com. March 10, 2012.

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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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  Long, Goal, President

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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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  Special, Looks, Actors

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• The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.

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  Important, Firsts, Life Is

  "LatinoBuzz: Viggo Mortensen On Playing Twins, His Love of Argentina, and Soccer". Interview with Vanessa Erazo, www.indiewire.com. March 21, 2013.

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• I don't think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena.

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  Thinking, Competition, Arena

  "Viggo Mortensen Fights Nude In 'Eastern Promises' — But Could He Take Borat?". Interview with Josh Horowitz, www.mtv.com. September 12, 2007.

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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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  Country, Artist, Thinking

  "Viggo Mortensen, King of The Road". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 23, 2009.

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

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  Horse, Boys, Littles

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. March 10, 2004.

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• The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

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  Directors, Different, Actors

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• I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't.

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  Careers, Challenges, Stories

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• A little recognition is not a bad thing because it means people appreciate your work. The only problem is when you can't walk down the street or have a meal without people looking at you. I want to be the one looking at people.

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  Mean, People, Appreciate

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• Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

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  Mean, Doe, Flags

  “Eats Roadkill, Speaks Danish” by Amy Wallace, www.esquire.com. February 28, 2006.

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