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On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.'
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In 2016 we are faced with a particularly bizarre and unappetizing choice as regards the two main political parties' presidential candidates, in my opinion.
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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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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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I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.
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Here's where we are, this is what's happening. So do something, or get out of the kitchen.
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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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Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, Oh, it's some kind of liberal utopian fantasy. The enemy is gonna be all these conservative types that they'll probably run into, and that's going to be the story.
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Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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There's no sense in doing something, especially if it's a hard job, if you can't have a little fun.
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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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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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To be an artist, you don't have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It's just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life.
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Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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As Aragorn said at Helm's Deep, There is always hope.
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I really enjoyed working with New Zealanders as crew members, as teammates. They're great, and it's a beautiful country. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, and I've traveled quite a bit.
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I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions and painting exhibitions that I've been doing for years before that.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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