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Here's where we are, this is what's happening. So do something, or get out of the kitchen.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 20
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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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When there is conflict, it's good to step away, even for five minutes, because you could say terrible things that you can't take back, so it's best to walk away.
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At the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century in Austria, there was a lot of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism in Austria was much more pervasive than in Germany. And Austrians took to Nazi ideas and anti-Semitism much more readily than Germans did, really.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I'm an optimist I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
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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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One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.
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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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It's amazing to me that Glenn Beck can be on the cover of 'Time,' and there can be a whole article about him basically saying, 'Well, you know, he's controversial.' It's like, 'No, he's a dangerous idiot who needs the help of a good psychiatrist!'
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The first decade of your life is really important it's formative.
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I trust Hillary Clinton about as far as I could throw Donald Trump.
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I'm very comfortable in Argentina. I was raised there as a baby and stayed there until I was 11 years old, so the first decade of my life or my formative years were spent in Argentina. I stayed in tune with the food, music and language.
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To strive for something better - at least there's a chance.
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Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.
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