Home / Quotes / Quote by Viggo Mortensen

Quote by Viggo Mortensen

“A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.”

Quote by Viggo Mortensen

Author

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen, born on October 20, 1958, is an internationally renowned actor. He is known for his outstanding performances in various films, particularly for his roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and the 'Matrix' series. Mortensen's acting has been highly praised by audiences and critics, and his work spans a wide range of genres from art films to action movies. more

You May Also Like

“Lawyer even sounds like liar.”

Sound Lawyer Liars

Book:Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large

Source: Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large

“Many writers-in-waiting spend a lot of time avoiding the work at hand. The most common way to avoid writing is by procrastination. This is the writer's greatest enemy. There is little to say about it except that once you decide to write every day, you must make yourself sit at the desk or table for the required period whether or not you are putting down words. Make yourself take the time even if the hours seem fruitless. Ideally, after a few days or weeks of being chained to the desk, you will submit to the story that must be told.”

Ifs Way Writing Littles Stories Hands Seems Waiting Hours Common Enemy Week Periods Tables Submit Procrastination Desks Avoiding Chained

Book:This Year You Write Your Novel

Source: This Year You Write Your Novel

“Animals in the wild lead lives of compulsion and necessity within an unforgiving social hierarchy in an environment where the supply of fear is high and the supply of food is low and where territory must constantly be defended and parasites forever endured.”

Social Animal Forever Environment Lows Territory Hierarchy Compulsion Parasites Unforgiving Social Hierarchy

Book:Life of Pi

Source: Life of Pi

“My greatest wish - other than salvation - was to have a book.”

Book Wish Salvation Life Of Pi Book

Book:Life of Pi

Source: Life of Pi

“I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden.”

Parent Nice Childhood Summer Garden Dishes Daddy Washing Really Nice Allowance Great Parents Washing Dishes

Author:Nikki Giovanni

“[The taxidermist is] a historian, dealing with an animal's past; the zookeeper is a politician, dealing with an animal's present; and everyone else is a citizen who must decide on that animal's future (...) The indifference of the many, combined with the active hatred of the few, has sealed the fate of animals.”

Past Animal Fate Citizens Politician Hatred Active Indifference Historian Zookeepers

Book:Beatrice & Virgil

Source: Beatrice & Virgil

“Moving to the US was quite a transition for me, to say the least! There were, and still are so many new things to get used to: the language, food, culture, even the style of basketball is different here!”

Stills Different Moving Used Culture Language Style Basketball Transition New Things Food Culture

Author:Yao Ming

“All of the Chinese people, the Asian people say, "Oh Yao Ming, you are all the Chinese, all of Asia's hopes." That's a lot of pressure. I'm just a basketball player.”

People Player Basketball Pressure Chinese Asia Asian Basketball Player

Author:Yao Ming

“I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life.”

Goal Interest Deals Balance Basketball Life Balance

Author:Yao Ming

“If you admire yourself in the mirror, let it be in fear and not delight, because the only thing that beauty will bring to you is terror of losing it.”

Ifs Losing Mirrors Terror Delight Admire

Book:Fear and Trembling: A Novel

Source: Fear and Trembling: A Novel