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The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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The only thing that I always do - is once I've taken on a job, even just to do one scene in a movie, I ask myself, What's happened the moment the kid was born, until page one of the script? To answer that simple question, I have an infinite amount of work to do. And I enjoy that part as much as I enjoy any part of making movies.
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In the end, the actor's main power is the power to say, 'No.'
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating.
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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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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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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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To be honest, I don't really care about any pope. It's not something I think about much, to be quite honest with you.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realise how important it is to use the time I have.
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We often live in the past a lot more than we probably realize.
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Having a mixed background and feeling a little bit like a fish out of water in most places can be a benefit.
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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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If you're not optimistic on some level, then you've given up.
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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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When I heard Puerto Ricans in New York City, it sounded very strange. And the first time I heard someone from Spain, I thought they had a speech impediment!
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When I was a little boy, I rode, but I didn't own horses.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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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.
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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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