Viggo Mortensen quotes

Viggo Mortensen is a Danish-American actor, author, musician, and artist, widely recognized for his role as Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. His career spans diverse film genres and includes significant achievements in literature, music, and visual arts. He continues to captivate audiences with his versatile talent and creative pursuits. Here are 155 of his quotes:

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. 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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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.'

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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

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A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.

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You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.

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I suppose a good director is like a teacher. I think that someone like David Cronenberg was very much like a teacher, because there's an openness, but a certain set of rules of behavior, and a certain conduct expected. But there's an atmosphere that's relaxed and conducive to exploration, and that is created by someone like Cronenberg.

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I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.

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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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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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Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

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Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.

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If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.

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Can you join, ask sincerely for affection without sweaty hand of expectation, understanding and accepting if it never is given?

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Just because you are lucky does not mean you make good choices.

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Adapt and overcome.

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

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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 by force their system on others.

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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.

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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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I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.

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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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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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