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Famous Viggo Mortensen Quotes
“I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.”
“Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.”
“Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.”
“Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.”
“For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.”
“I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.”
“I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.”
“I don't think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena.”
“I don't think you get to be pope without making some enemies, like you do when you're president.”
“I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.”
“I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?”
“I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.”
“I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.”
“I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.”
“I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'”
“I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.”
“I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.”
“In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.”
“In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.”
“Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.”
“The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.”
“The Holocaust movie is almost a genre in itself these days.”
“With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.”