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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens.
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