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There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.

Viggo Mortensen

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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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