Viggo Mortensen Quotes - Page 2

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• One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let those who are in government govern: 'Trust us. Trust me. Just let us take care of things. Stay out of it.' Your opinions don't really matter. You are isolated. You are insignificant.

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  Government, People, Care

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• I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.

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  Acting, Looks, Bigs

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• It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die, so what's the point in brushing my teeth or even saying hello to anyone or obeying traffic lights." You can do that, but that's certainly not going to take you anywhere.

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  Thinking, Light, Saying Hello

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• If you don't find some way to discuss what's going on inside you, it can come out in other ways that are self-destructive.

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  Self, Way, Ifs

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• Even the implication that The Lord of the Rings is a mythic story about Western, white supremacy - regardless of the political leanings of anyone who tries to make that case - is a load of self-justifying, destructive horseshit.

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  White, Self, Political

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

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  Mean, People, Want

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• My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of thinking about people and the world that are different from my own, sometimes radically different.

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  Jobs, Thinking, Artist

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating. Every time I see something beautiful, I not only want to return to it, but it makes me want to see other beautiful things. I know I'm not going to get to all the places I want to go.

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  Beautiful, Thinking, Want

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• 'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have. What's going to happen to your child if you're not around? It takes those concerns to an extreme. In the film, without me the boy has no food, no shelter, no resources at all.

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  Children, Boys, Parent

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• Joseph Campbell said the privilege of a lifetime is being yourself. That's his feeling. And I guess it's mine too.

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  Being Yourself, Feelings, Privilege

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• I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.

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  Character, Trying, Research

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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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  Steps, Conflict, Minutes

  "Sympathy for the devil" by Chrissy Iley, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2009.

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• When people say that entertainers should "know your place," they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and cab drivers. We all should be able to express our views.

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  Teacher, Views, People

  "Viggo Mortensen Loves Politics". Interview with Nina Siegal, www.alternet.org. October 17, 2005.

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• I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.

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  People, Trying, Offensive

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• Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.

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  Dog, Cat, People

  "Sympathy for the devil". Interview with Chrissy Iley, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2009.

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• I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.

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  Fall, Phones, Silence

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• There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of that. Even if I saw evidence of that, it wouldn't really concern me.

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  People, Mouths, Might

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• I played Lucifer once, which is sort of a difficult character to research. I thought to myself, "We all have the potential to be selfish, to be cruel - at least to think evil thoughts, even if we don't ever act out on them. Even if we don't ever think we behave badly, we probably do more than we realize."

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  Selfish, Character, Thinking

  "Viggo Mortensen, Man of the World". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 5, 2015.

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• Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well, why do I need them? I write letters.' Which I still do.

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  Writing, Ignorance, Needs

  "Viggo Mortensen, King of The Road". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 23, 2009.

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• We all have secrets, some secrets bigger than others, is a normal human thing.

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  Secret, Normal, Bigger

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.

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  Responsible, Should

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• I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.

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  Couple, House, Parent

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• Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet.

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  Attitude, Real, Sacrifice

  "Apocalypse, and How: Viggo Mortensen’s Road Winds On". Interview with Scott Thill, www.wired.com. November 25, 2009.

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• I want to see what the Green Party looks like. I think if people don't start voting what they feel, if that's something other than the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, then nothing's going to change. You need more political parties that actually have a chance.

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  Party, Thinking, People

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• As Aragorn said at Helm's Deep, "There is always hope."

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  Said, Helm

  Source: www.progressive.org

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