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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.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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Sometimes a scene works and acting is the easiest thing in the world and you don't have to do much of anything - just enjoy yourself and listen to the other actor. When it doesn't work, then every actor has different ways of dealing with the impasse. Sometimes you use memories from the past. Whatever. It depends from job to job.
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Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet.
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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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Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.
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America is an empire in decay. But we don't have to lash out and do damage on the way down. We can reverse some of the damage we've done. It's possible.
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I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
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I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.
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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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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well, why do I need them? I write letters.' Which I still do.
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I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.
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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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I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.
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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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I campaigned for [Dennis] Kucinich in 2008. I continue to be in touch with him and I really admire him. I think he's very brave and honest - unusually so for a U.S. politician.
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As Aragorn said at Helm's Deep, There is always hope.
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I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.
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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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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 have friends who I get along with who I know get very uncomfortable being alone, unless they're with people, talking all the time. Whether it's on the phone, or in person, they're never by themselves. Whereas I could be alone for months.
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