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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.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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Perhaps the itinerant upbringing my brothers and I had has something to do with my continued interest in perspectives different from my own.
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I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places, and thanks to working in the movies, I've gotten to keep traveling. I've always been interested in other cultures and languages.
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I now realize that I was very fortunate to have grown up in many different places, surrounded by all kinds of people, all kinds of points of view.
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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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If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
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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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In a lot of places in the United States and certainly even more places around the world, the image of the cowboy has become, for some people, a negative one. The word 'cowboy' implies a strong, stubborn individual whose individualism depends on pulling down other people's individualism.
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If you daren't enter the forest, or cannot find it, then perhaps you might find one tree, or a place where a tree could be, and just stop for a quiet moment to see what happens.
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I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?
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It's just like with people. You're going to get along better working with them - human or equine - if you ask politely rather than demand that they do things.
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If you tell the story emotionally in a truthful way, then you start naturally looking at the landscape and thinking Wow, we have to watch out.
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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.
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My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.
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I think you have to be flexible above all as an actor different characters have different demands, actors that you work with are different in their approach, or how you get along or don't get along with them.
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You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.
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When people say that entertainers should know your place, they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and cab drivers. We all should be able to express our views.
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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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I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.
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