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If I can get a day to myself, I won't answer the phone, I'll read or go for a walk. Simple, basic things. People think there's always time to do that but there isn't. Life is short.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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